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ALL ABOUT SHAWLS
Monday, March 8, 2021 – All About Shawls
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All About Shawls
As we transition from the cold winter months into Spring, the temperatures can vary substantially from hour to hour. So what better way to take the chill off than to throw a comfortable wrap or shawl around our shoulders? Easy to put on, easy to take off, as the need may be.
So today, along with Berroco’s DropShip Offer, we are featuring a few Shawl patterns (as well as a cowl & a poncho, for good measure) in a range of thickness from lace to fingering to DK to worsted. It’s your choice and your preferences - pick & choose, or mix & match, or make one of each!
To keep things organized, we will start with the lightest weight projects, through to the heaviest, that being in a worsted weight. All of which are both practical and functional, not to mention fashionable!
And, just for fun…there is a ‘giggly project’ at the very end for all you Crocheters out there!
Photos © Melanie Berg
Only Good Vibes is a reminder to enjoy the good things that surround you — there are so many of them out there!
This lovely shawl is a fun collaboration, combining a fingering weight yarn and a lace weight mohair to make a soft and dreamy fabric in a gorgeously romantic colourway.
The design pairs garter stitch with lace sections, with highlights of a subtle chevron design alternating stitch patterns and colour.
Finished Size: 102½” (260 cm) wingspan along top edge and 27½" (70 cm) width
Yarns:
365 mtrs (395 yds) Fingering weight yarn
and
600 mtrs (658 yds) of Lace weight yarn
Total Yardage: 963 mtrs (1053 yards)
Gauge: 20 stitches & 34 rows = 4” in pattern stitch with both yarns held together, blocked
Needle size: 3.50 mm (US 4), or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern: We can purchase the Only Good Vibes Pattern on your behalf through Ravelry and have it emailed to you directly (approx. $8.98 CAD).
In-Stock Yarn Options:
Sugarbush Drizzle – Lace weight Mohair
and
ALL Fingering Weight Yarns
Berroco Yarn Options – to Order:
Aerial: 65% Superkid Mohair, 35% Silk; 260m/25g; $16.98
and
Ultra Wool Fine: 100% Superwash Wool; 366m/100g; $16.98
Ultra Alpaca Light: 50% Super Fine Alpaca, 50% Peruvian Wool; 133m/50g; $10.98
Millefiori Light: 50% Wool, 50% Acrylic; 320m/100g; $19.98
Millefiori Light Luxe: 50% Acrylic, 43% Wool, 6% Nylon, 1% Other Fiber; 320m/100g; $20.98
‘This pattern is an exploration of technique and texture with a subtle play on colour. Nothing too difficult - don’t worry; but also not too easy, just somewhere right in the middle. The shawl starts out very simple and gradually becomes more interesting as the knitting progresses.
For the most part, you are holding the DK weight with the lace mohair to add a bit of body to your stitches as well as a delicate halo. There are some portions where you are working the mohair single-stranded (on its own), and others where the mohair is doubled (onto itself). This allows for not only a play in fabric density but texture as well. The finished piece is quite large, yet light, and honestly one of the coziest things I have truly ever knit.’ – Grace Akhrem
Photos © Grace Akhrem
Finished measurements:
Size A: 54”
Side B: 94½” (wingspan)
Size C: 69½”
Yarns:
Exact yardage used of each DK colour:
Colour A – 255 yds
Colour B – 240 yds
Colour C – 225 yds
and
Exact yardage used of each Lace Mohair colour:
Colour A – 305 yds
Colour B – 360 yds
Colour C – 215 yds
Total Yardage: 814 - 1463 mtrs (890 - 1600 yds)
Gauge: 18 sts = 4” in St st, with both DK and lace together, before blocking.
Needle Size: 4.50 mm x 100 cm (US 7 x 40”) circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern: We can purchase the Modern Hygge Shawl Pattern on your behalf through Ravelry and have it emailed to you directly (approx. $11.50 CAD).
In-Stock Yarn Options:
Sugarbush Drizzle – Lace weight Mohair
and
ALL Fingering Weight Yarns
Berroco Yarn Options – to Order:
Aerial: 65% Superkid Mohair, 35% Silk; 260m/25g; $16.98
and
Ultra Wool Fine: 100% Superwash Wool; 366m/100g; $16.98
Ultra Alpaca Light: 50% Super Fine Alpaca, 50% Peruvian Wool; 133m/50g; $10.98
Millefiori Light: 50% Wool, 50% Acrylic; 320m/100g; $19.98
Millefiori Light Luxe: 50% Acrylic, 43% Wool, 6% Nylon, 1% Other Fiber; 320m/100g; $20.98
Photo © Isabell Kraemer
Kyler is worked starting from the narrow point of the left edge. Stitches are increased every right side row in the lace pattern and then onward into the Stockinette stitch section. At the end of the shawl there is a rib border which is punctuated by some last rows of the lace pattern. The combination of lace, stockinette and ribbing give this shawl a sophisticated yet casual look. Lace pattern is both written and charted.
Yarn Requirements: 1250 mtrs (1375 yds) Fingering/Sport weight
Gauge: 20 stitches = 4” in Lace pattern, after blocking [Gauge is not crucial for this project but will affect yardage and final size when different.]
Needle size: 4.00 mm x 100 cm (US 6 x 40”) circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern: We can purchase the Kyler Pattern on your behalf through Ravelry and have it emailed to you directly (approx. $6.50 CAD).
In-Stock Yarn Options:
ALL Fingering Weight Yarns
ALL Sock Weight Yarns
Berroco Yarn Options – to Order:
Ultra Alpaca Light: 50% Super Fine Alpaca, 50% Peruvian Wool; 133m/50g; $10.98
Ultra Wool Fine: 100% Superwash Wool; 366m/100g; $16.98
Millefiori Light: 50% Wool, 50% Acrylic; 320m/100g; $19.98
Millefiori Light Luxe: 50% Acrylic, 43% Wool, 6% Nylon, 1% Other Fiber; 320m/100g; $20.98
Comfort DK: 50% Super Fine Acrylic, 50% Super Fine Nylon; 165m/50g; $5.98
Comfort DK Print: 50% Super Fine Acrylic, 50% Super Fine Nylon; 165m/50g; $5.98
Berroco Sox: 75% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon; 406m/100g; $19.98
Comfort Sox: 50% Super Fine Acrylic, 50% Super Fine Nylon; 412m/100g; $13.98
The Ravie poncho is a great piece of clothing to own. Because it is pleasantly wide, it flatters every body shape and yet keeps you nicely warm - almost as if you were wrapped in a soft blanket. Plus, no matter what you wear with it, you will always look like you’re ‘well-dressed’ - for example, like here with a shirt and jeans.
Its rectangular shape, worked flat in rows, is then folded and sewn together with an invisible seam, which turns Ravie into a poncho and one of the easiest garments in the world to make and to wear.
Photos © Inese Sang
Ravie offers an interesting section in a Smock Stitch pattern that forms a lovely textured hem. And the I-cord edge also provides a sophisticated finish. The pattern explains how you can easily adjust the poncho if you want to have a square shape instead of an oblong one.
‘Ravie’ is a French word that means ‘delighted’ – of which you will be with this poncho!
Sizes: S (M, L)
Finished Measurements:
18¾” (20¼”, 21¾”) wide x 31¾” (34½”, 34½”) long, after folded & seamed
Yarn Requirements:
1280 (1280, 1600) mtrs of heavy Fingering or Sport or light DK weight yarn (the thicker the yarn, the warmer and more densely knit the finished fabric will become)
Gauge: 24 stitches = 4”/10 cm in Garter Stitch
Needle size: 3.50 mm (US 4), or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern: We can purchase the Ravie Pattern on your behalf through Ravelry and have it emailed to you directly (approx. $7.50 CAD).
In-Stock Yarn Options:
ALL Fingering Weight Yarns
ALL Sock Weight Yarns
ALL Sport/DK Weight Yarns
Berroco Yarn Options – to Order:
Folio: 65% Super Fine Alpaca, 35% Rayon; 200m/50g; $12.98
Ultra Wool Fine: 100% Superwash Wool; 366m/100g; $16.98
Ultra Alpaca Light: 50% Super Fine Alpaca, 50% Peruvian Wool; 133m/50g; $10.98
Remix Light: 30% Nylon, 27% Cotton, 24% Acrylic, 10% Silk, 9% Linen; 400m/100g; $16.98
Summer Silk: 45% Silk, 43% Cotton, 12% Nylon; 220m/50g; $21.98
Millefiori Light: 50% Wool, 50% Acrylic; 320m/100g; $19.98
Millefiori Light Luxe: 50% Acrylic, 43% Wool, 6% Nylon, 1% Other Fiber; 320m/100g; $20.98
Comfort DK: 50% Super Fine Acrylic, 50% Super Fine Nylon; 165m/50g; $5.98
Comfort DK Print: 50% Super Fine Acrylic, 50% Super Fine Nylon; 165m/50g; $5.98
Liana: 81% Linen, 19% Nylon; 128m/50g; $17.98
Berroco Sox: 75% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon; 406m/100g; $19.98
Comfort Sox: 50% Super Fine Acrylic, 50% Super Fine Nylon; 412m/100g; $13.98
Bringing to mind a marble mantel, a chiseled frieze, or an ornate column, our Bas-Relief Wrap has sculpture in its bones!
Panels of simple moss (i.e. double seed) stitch intersperse amid three kinds of cable panels, including one speckled with beautiful little bobbles. It makes for a very engaging knit and also a project that ends with a real feeling of accomplishment.
Follow along with the wrap pattern to make the version shown here, or choose the narrower scarf option. Either way, we offer written or charted instructions, depending on your brain!
Photos © Purl Soho
NOTE: Trying to decide Scarf or Wrap? You might like to know a couple of ways in which the patterns differ. First, the Scarf version includes just the stitches to the right of the Wrap’s center cable (not including the center cable). In addition, there are the same number of moss stitches before and after the cable panels (unlike in the Wrap version).
Sizes: Scarf (Wrap)
Finished Size: 8¼ (18¼)” wide x 71¾ (71¾)” long
Yarn Requirements: 598 - 1225 mtrs (654 - 1340 yds) DK/light KW
Gauge:
22 sts = 4 inches in moss (or double seed) stitch
20 sts = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
Needle size: 4.00 mm (US 6), or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern: The Bas-Relief pattern is available as a free direct PDF download.
In-Stock Yarn Options:
Cascade 220
Vintage DK
Vintage Worsted
Ultra Wool DK
Misty DK
Anthem
Hayfield Aran with Wool
Berroco Yarn Options – to Order:
Folio: 65% Super Fine Alpaca, 35% Rayon; 200m/50g; $12.98
Ultra Wool DK: 100% Superwash Wool; 267m/100g; $16.98
Vintage DK: 52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon; 265m/100g; $11.98
Cambria: 60% Baby Alpaca, 20% Linen, 20% Lyocell; 125m/50g; $16.98
Sesame - 43% Wool, 39% Acrylic, 9% Cotton, 9% Nylon; 210m/100g; $23.98
Tiramisu - 38% Wool, 28% Acrylic, 23% Superkid Mohair, 11% Silk; 125m/50g; $16.98
Zinnia: 93% Cotton, 7% Nylon; 114m/50g; $16.98
Ultra Alpaca Light - 50% Super Fine Alpaca, 50% Peruvian Wool; 133m/50g; $10.98
Photos © Espace Tricot
If you can k2, p2, you can make this cowl!! It’s an ‘easy-peasy’ cowl, knit in the round with a very simple stitch pattern that looks awesome when completed.
The Hill & Dale Cowl begins with double-moss stitch and ends with a simple 2x2 ribbing completing a gorgeous infinity cowl that looks equally striking worn as a single loop or doubled for extra-warmth.
Using a worsted yarn will make this a warm, stylish, high-impact accessory that will complement any wardrobe.
Finished Measurements: 10” tall / 25” wide after blocking (circumference = 50”)
Yarn Requirements: 366 mtrs (400 yds) worsted weight yarn
Gauge: 20 stitches = 4 inches in double-moss stitch pattern
Needle sizes:
4.00 mm x 60 cm (US 6 x 24”) circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
5.00 mm x 60 cm (US 8 x 24”) circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download
Click here to directly download the PDF
In-Stock Yarn Options:
Millefiori
Comfort
Vintage
Cascade 220
Hayfield Aran with Wool
Anthem
Hikoo Concentric
Cascade 220 Wave
Berroco Yarn Options – to Order:
Providence: 65% Merino Wool, 20% Baby Alpaca, 15% Silk; 175m/50g; $18.98
Lanas: 100% Peruvian Wool; 200m/100g; $14.98
Tiramisu: 38% Wool, 28% Acrylic, 23% Superkid Mohair, 11% Silk; 125m/50g; $16.98
Sesame: 43% Wool, 39% Acrylic, 9% Cotton, 9% Nylon; 210m/100g; $23.98
Ultra Wool: 100% Superwash Wool; 200m/100g; $16.98
Remix: 30% Nylon, 27% Cotton, 24% Acrylic, 10% Silk, 9% Linen; 198m/100g; $16.98
Ultra Alpaca: 50% Super Fine Alpaca, 50% Peruvian Wool; 200m/100g; $18.98
Vintage Worsted: 52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon; 199m/100g; $11.98
Comfort Worsted: 50% Super Fine Acrylic, 50% Super Fine Nylon; 193m/100g; $8.98
Modern Cotton Worsted: 60% Pima Cotton, 40% Modal Rayon; 191m/100g; $13.98
‘During Fall & Winter (works just as well in the Spring too!), I adore wrapping up in my biggest, squishiest shawls. The Honey Moss shawl combines squishy worsted weight wool with big honeycomb cables that transition into a magnified Horseshoe lace. Once finished it begs to be wrapped up in!’ – Andrea Mowry
Photos © Andrea Mowry
This shawl is knit sideways, increasing along one edge to create an asymmetrical shawl. The first half of the shawl is cables, which then give way to lace once we have built up a larger stitch count. Using a worsted weight yarn creates an incredibly squishy and generously sized shawl to wrap up in!
Finished Measurements: 75” (190.5 cm) wingspan x 43” (109 cm) deep
Yarn Requirements:
500 g Worsted Weight yarn (approx. 915 mtrs)
Note: Total yardage used will depend on the yarn you use (fibre content, ply, etc.), your personal gauge, and any modifications you may make.
Needles:
5.00 mm x 80 cm circular, or size needed to obtain gauge (for lace section)
5.50 mm x 80 cm circular, or size needed to obtain gauge (for cable section)
Pattern: We can purchase the Honey Moss Pattern on your behalf through Ravelry and have it emailed to you directly. (approx. $9.50 CDN)
In-Stock Yarn Options:
Millefiori
Comfort
Vintage
Cascade 220
Hayfield Aran with Wool
Anthem
Hikoo Concentric
Cascade 220 Wave
Berroco Yarn Options – to Order:
Providence: 65% Merino Wool, 20% Baby Alpaca, 15% Silk; 175m/50g; $18.98
Lanas: 100% Peruvian Wool; 200m/100g; $14.98
Tiramisu: 38% Wool, 28% Acrylic, 23% Superkid Mohair, 11% Silk; 125m/50g; $16.98
Sesame: 43% Wool, 39% Acrylic, 9% Cotton, 9% Nylon; 210m/100g; $23.98
Ultra Wool: 100% Superwash Wool; 200m/100g; $16.98
Remix: 30% Nylon, 27% Cotton, 24% Acrylic, 10% Silk, 9% Linen; 198m/100g; $16.98
Ultra Alpaca: 50% Super Fine Alpaca, 50% Peruvian Wool; 200m/100g; $18.98
Vintage Worsted: 52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon; 199m/100g; $11.98
Comfort Worsted: 50% Super Fine Acrylic, 50% Super Fine Nylon; 193m/100g; $8.98
Modern Cotton Worsted: 60% Pima Cotton, 40% Modal Rayon; 191m/100g; $13.98
Let the contrasting colours of Berroco’s NEW Summer Sesame lead you through this simple and dynamic mosaic knit shawl. This beautiful textured shawl is one we know you'll want to reach for any time you need to add a pop of colour to your outfit. Stitch pattern is charted.
Photos © Berroco, Inc.
Finished Size: Approx. 72" [183 cm] wingspan x 27" [68.5 cm] wide (not including fringe), after blocking
Yardage:
540 mtrs Worsted weight for Main Colour
540 mtrs Worsted weight for Contrast Colour
Total Yardage: 1080 mtrs Worsted weight yarn
Recommended Yarn:
BERROCO SUMMER SESAME ($20.98/100g):
2 balls of Main Colour
2 balls of Contrast Colour
Shown in #5249 Alloy (MC) and #5236 Coral (CC)
Gauge: 18 sts and 24 rows = 4" / 10 cm in Garter St
Needle size: 4.50 mm x 80 cm (US 7 x 32”) circular, or size to obtain gauge
Pattern: Offered free of charge with Summer Sesame yarn purchase. Or, we can purchase the Ginger Shawl Pattern on your behalf through Ravelry and have it emailed to you directly (approx. $8.00 CAD).
Alternative In-Stock Yarn Options:
Millefiori
Comfort
Vintage
Cascade 220
Hayfield Aran with Wool
Anthem
Hikoo Concentric
Cascade 220 Wave
Alternative Berroco Yarn Options – to Order:
Providence: 65% Merino Wool, 20% Baby Alpaca, 15% Silk; 175m/50g; $18.98
Lanas: 100% Peruvian Wool; 200m/100g; $14.98
Tiramisu: 38% Wool, 28% Acrylic, 23% Superkid Mohair, 11% Silk; 125m/50g; $16.98
Sesame: 43% Wool, 39% Acrylic, 9% Cotton, 9% Nylon; 210m/100g; $23.98
Ultra Wool: 100% Superwash Wool; 200m/100g; $16.98
Remix: 30% Nylon, 27% Cotton, 24% Acrylic, 10% Silk, 9% Linen; 198m/100g; $16.98
Ultra Alpaca: 50% Super Fine Alpaca, 50% Peruvian Wool; 200m/100g; $18.98
Vintage Worsted: 52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon; 199m/100g; $11.98
Comfort Worsted: 50% Super Fine Acrylic, 50% Super Fine Nylon; 193m/100g; $8.98
Modern Cotton Worsted: 60% Pima Cotton, 40% Modal Rayon; 191m/100g; $13.98
And finally, this week’s Berroco DropShip project feature is HASKELL, knit with SESAME…
The beautiful yet subtle diamond colour work is what really makes the Haskell pullover stand out. Using contrasting colours, in what is actually a very simple design, turns curiously dynamic with the colour changes of Sesame to create a beautiful yoke that will get people stopping to ask, “Did you make that?” Why yes you did!!
Photos © Berroco, Inc.
Finished Measurements:
Bust: (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68)"
Shown in size 40"; Recommended positive ease of 2”- 4".
Yarn: BERROCO SESAME ($23.98/100g):
(4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9) balls for Main Colour
(1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) balls for Contrast Yoke Colour
Shown in #7413 Cherry Blossom (MC) and #7406 Salt & Pepper (CC).
Gauge: 20 sts = 4" in St st on larger needles
Needle sizes:
3.75 mm x 40 cm, or size needed to obtain gauge
3.75 mm x 80 cm, or size needed to obtain gauge
4.50 mm x 40 cm, or size needed to obtain gauge
4.50 mm x 80 cm, or size needed to obtain gauge
3.75 mm double pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
4.50 mm double pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern: The Haskell pattern is offered free of charge with yarn purchase, or we can purchase it on your behalf through Ravelry and have it emailed to you directly (approx. $10.50 CAD).
About the Yarn…
Sesame is made from a fantastic blend of wool, acrylic, cotton, and nylon creating a perfectly versatile yarn for any project or any season! The varieties of fibres take the dye differently, producing a superb marbled effect.
Sesame is a multi-textured and multi-coloured treat to work with. Being a worsted-weight yarn, it’s ideal for multi-season garments with a unique look and feel.
Offered in a range of dark to light colourways, Sesame will bring a splash of variety to your projects! Made in Italy.
SESAME SHADE CARD
Price: $23.98 per ball (+tax)
Yardage: 210 mtrs / 230 yds / 100 grams
Tension: 19-20 sts = 4" (10 cm)
Suggested Knitting Needle: 4.50 mm - 5.00 mm, US 7-8
Fibre Content: 43% Wool, 39% Acrylic, 9% Cotton, 9% Nylon
Care: Machine Wash Cold Gentle, Flat Dry
Made in Italy
To place your DropShip order for SESAME, or any Berroco yarns, ISTEX Lopi yarns or AMANO yarns, please call us (519-474-0403) or email us with the project name, name of yarn, colour number and quantity needed. DropShip orders are ‘special order’ items and must be paid in full at time of order, all sales are final.
Look at the fun that Jen’s been having with her crochet skills…
This little doggy makes Jen ‘giggle’ every time she looks at him. Does it make you giggle too? Why not make one for yourself and for anyone you know that could use a smile to brighten their day?
Photos © Michael Hon
Remember getting your first balloon animal? Was it at the fair? I can smell the popcorn! Let’s make this fun balloon puppy together!
The pattern will have you create a continuous ‘sausage balloon’ that is approx. 25cm high x 30cm long and will be one continuous piece. Once completed, it is shaped into a dog, just like a normal balloon animal and sewn together in place.
Crochet terminology: US
Hook: 3.75 mm (F)
Yarn: 1 ball of Anthem (or 170 mtrs Worsted/aran weight yarn)
Pattern: We can purchase the Dog Balloon Animal Pattern on your behalf through Ravelry and have it emailed to you directly. (approx. $3.50 CDN)
Our Friday night Zoom Yarn Tasting Party (for all those that bought a Berroco Spring/Summer Taste Pack) was very well attended and we all had some fun together! One of the highlights of the evening was the prize draws! We had 2 grand prizes ($75 value each) generously donated by Berroco, and 4 pattern books ($22 value each), also donated by Berroco, to give away! Here are the winners:
Grand Prize 1: Esther P.
Grand Prize 2: Dorothy F.
Chai Pattern Book: Lynn H.
Remix Family Book: Sally M.
Summer Sesame Pattern Book: Mary B.
Zinnia Pattern Book: Annick M.
Congratulations to all the winners!
And thus ends another edition of our ‘Monday Emails’. We hope you enjoyed reading and were able to find some inspiration from the featured projects and yarns.
Happy Crafting!!
Patti-Ann
LONDON YARNS
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