::Groan:: Sally refused to even be associated with a blog post with this title! However, she is represented! These are our “matching” Holden Shawlettes — a beautiful pattern found F-R-E-E on Ravelry! The shawls are a speedy knit, look gorgeous when worn because of the eye-catching scallops, and show off that single skein of sock or fingering weight yarn you bought for the color.
My Holden is knit from Madeline Tosh Light in Color Flashdance (the yarn I bought recently at StevenBe’s — shop hop). Sally’s is in Viola Fancy Sock in the color Sea Storm. Sally and I both did a modification described by others on Ravelry: we stopped 2 rows short before starting the feather and fan chart: 189 sts instead of 193, and then worked all of the pattern repeats in the identical manner (in the original pattern, one repeat has two extra sts = 4 total for both sides). I was concerned with yardage and may not have had enough without the changes. Sally did the same, but had a lot of yarn left over.
I think I will be making a lot more of these as gifts. They are a very quick knit and really show off the yarn and the wearer’s sense of fashion. Fast and beautiful…what more do you want?
You did it again – enabler(s)! Love the looks and love the pattern. As usual your workmanship is awesome!
Comment by GailR — May 4, 2011 @ 9:20 am
I agree, it’s a great pattern! Quick and easy, with a lot of bang for the knitted buck.
Comment by Cheryl S. — May 4, 2011 @ 9:23 am
Ooooo! Thanks for the tip on a great shawl! They are beautiful.
Comment by Kym — May 4, 2011 @ 1:25 pm
i want someone to make one for me!
i have some saffron dyeworks enya sock yarn in lovely blues, from which i’ll knit my sister one of these. the yarn is called, appropriately enough, turtle island. my sister and her family have vacationed on holden beach for many many years.
Comment by dana — May 4, 2011 @ 4:46 pm
They are both really lovely. It’s on my list. And my list is quite long. But it may get moved closer to the top now.
Comment by 2muchfun — May 4, 2011 @ 5:17 pm
Great pattern find – and really great job on the shawls. What a treat for us to see them photographed together!
Comment by twinsetellen — May 4, 2011 @ 11:15 pm
Many thanks for posting photos and notes on Holden. At last I know what I want to make with my skein of Schaeffer Anne, which has been living in my stash for a long while because I found the blue/green colors irresistible. As ever, your work is lovely!
Comment by Pamela — May 10, 2011 @ 12:55 pm