Sunday, January 1, 2012

Meeting Knitting--13 Shawls

If your New Year’s Resolution is to make your meetings more productive, here’s help! Thirteen wraps and shawls suitable for knitting at one meeting or lecture, and wearing to the next one. Engaging to knit without requiring your full attention. Smallish for portability and professional wear. And pretty. In alphabetical order by designer (all links are either to Ravelry or Knitty):

City Block shawlCity Block Shawl by Laura Aylor ($6)
triangular, garter stitch, color blocking, fingering weight


Westport WrapWestport Wrap by Laura Aylor ($6)
triangular, garter stitch, fat stripes in multiple colors, fingering weight


Citron shawlCitron by Hilary Smith Callis (free)
crescent shaped, ruffled, one color with stripes of varying textures, lace weight


Frangiflutti shawlFrangiflutti by edith filzhof (free)
crescent/triangular, ribbed, one color or yarn with long color changes, fingering weight, originally in German


Moon River scarfMoon River Scarf by Susanna IC (free)
rectangular, simple lace, well suited for variegated or tonal yarn, lace weight


Ziggity shawlZiggity by Kirsten Kapur ($6)
crescent shaped, simple lace and garter stitch, fat stripes in two colors, fingering weight, largeish


Cadenza shawlCadenza by Terri Kruse ($4)
long crescent with two-color striped border, DK weight


Triton shawlTriton by Dagmar Lutz (free)
rectangular, ruffled, simple lace, one color, lace weight, originally in German


Spring KerchiefSpring Kerchief by Seattle Yarn (free)
triangular, skinny stripes in two colors, DK weight


Katriel shawlKatriel by Robin Ulrich ($4.50)
triangular, garter stitch, skinny stripes in two colors, fingering weight, largeish


Different Lines shawlDifferent Lines by Veera Valimaki (3.9 Euros)
asymmetrical triangle, skinny and fat stripes in two colors, fingering weight


Little Colonnade shawlLittle Colonnade by Stephen West ($6)
triangular, one color or variegated, fingering weight
(Colonnade is a free, but not as cool, version on Knitty)


Thendara shawlThendara by Stephen West (not yet published, $6, or part of a $20 e-book)
triangular plus tails, stockinette and garter, skinny stripes in two colors, prominent shaping, sport weight

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