I just got a wonderful book written by Pat Olski called Crafting Thread Shawl Pins. It is a stunner! The pins are absolutely gorgeous. I hope to make a few but haven’t quite gotten there yet. Here is the cover:
And a really pretty pin:
They are all so beautiful. You can match the colors to your favorite, special shawl or sweater. Or make your own buttons. The illustrations are extremely clear and the instructions well written. I will post updates on my progress!
I also embarked on some brioche knitting…syncopated brioche to be exact. Syncopated brioche turns some standard “rules” on their head. When knitting typical brioche, one color is dominant and worked as knit brioche sts, and the other worked as purl. In the following Diamond Lattice Cowl, both colors are dominant. Mind blown!
Had to make another!!
I used Malabrigo Rios, colors Cereza and Pearl Ten for the red/gray, Lettuce and Aquas for the green. One skein of each color. I will be teaching this as a class at BeWoolen next month.
And for those of you knitting tubular cowls that need to be grafted together, read my tip about getting started and easier grafting in The Rainey Sisters Ravelry group!! I learned a lot about what NOT to do when grafting this friend’s Velvet Mirror Cowl!
Can’t find any information on BeWoolen website or Facebook page on your class. Can you provide details, or a link?
Comment by Amy — March 24, 2022 @ 12:33 pm
I’ve now got the yarn to make a cowl identical to Susan’s first one (red and purple). Can’t wait! Too many projects and too little time.
Comment by surly — March 24, 2022 @ 2:56 pm
These cowls are gorgeous. Everything you knit is gorgeous. I haunt your website for new posts, in happy anticipation of being completely blown away by your (and Sally’s) latest Manifestations of Awsomeness. Thanks for the inspiration…
Comment by Emm — March 24, 2022 @ 6:37 pm
Such a beautiful post…the book, the shawl pin and the cowls. All are treasures!
Comment by Marna — March 24, 2022 @ 7:37 pm
What a lovely post. The cowls, can’t believe you made two!, are gorgeous and so meticulously done. You are a beautiful knitter. Thanks for sharing with us.
Comment by pt — March 25, 2022 @ 7:39 am
Those cowls are amazing!!
Comment by Pat Olski — March 28, 2022 @ 11:38 pm