Ravelry: Heirloom Knitting's Shetland Hap Shawls: Then & Now
Finished my first Hap Shawl....blogged about here.
Here's an adventure: engineer a flat, diamond-shaped shawl into a cardigan. It's a pretty neat trick.
Hello! and sorry for the lack of blogs over the past wee while. Things have been very busy at J&S but today I am back with a blog about Haps! I feel like lately Haps have been everywhere with Gudruns Hap Knit-a-Long on ravelry and Louise of KnitBritish's Hap-A-Long which begins this week, so I…
Hap Shawl by Gudrun Johnston - love this Shetland style wrap
I'm happy to introduce my best friend, who kindly modelled my newest pattern - and the pattern itself! This light and soft little cardigan is knitted easily in one piece from top down. The classic Stockinette stitch is paired with wavering garter stitch borders giving the cardigan its unique shape that makes it interesting. Sizes: x-s, s, m, l, x-l Finished bust circumference: 30 (34, 37, 41, 44)”/ 76 (85, 94, 104, 111) cm Yarn: 820 - 1203 yards (750 - 1100 m) of Malabrigo Sock or other light fingering/ 3 ply yarn. Gauge: 25 sts and 32 rows in 4" (in Stockinette stitch) €4,90
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Ravelry: The Grey Shawl by Sharon Miller
This has worked out soo well! I took just three skeins of this gorgeous yarn and five days of knitting to create a really big, warm wrap with lots of drape and beautiful stitch definition - just the thing for the variable weather we are experiencing in the run up to Easter! I think I might have to put it away next week, because we're expecting lots of visitors for the holiday weekend and I can just tell that they'll all be wanting one!
ColorShift Yarn, Erica Heftmann
Hitchhiker Shawl During the cooler months I seem to be more productive with the knitting needles. I love to sit and knit ~ especially ...
Finished My Hansel Hap Shawl Full version Pattern: Gudrun Johnston. (I took the crafty class of...
On Tuesday, we announced the winner of our Spring Knit-Along (congratulations again, poppylillious!), and gave you a clue about our next KAL. You see, part of the prize was Kate Davies new shawl pattern, A Hap For Harriet. Our KALs so far have had us all working on the same pattern. This time is a bit different, becaus
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This picture pleases me greatly, those hanks and that tiny little triangle is now this: My first hap!! Haps are everywhere just now, Gudrun had a hap knitalong in her group on Ravelry and then Louise from Knitbritish organised the hapalong. I have been planning to try and knit one for ages but there…
First ever entry into state fair and received a blue ribbon.
As you know, I photographed my Moder Dy design on a beautiful vintage hap stretcher that I borrowed from my friend Anne Eunson. In Shetland, such stretchers have been used for well over a century to block haps and shawls ready for sale, as well as for their knitters' own domestic use. (washing and dressing…
We are gradually adding a range of different kits, books, and other products to the KDD shop, and the latest to arrive are kits for two of my most popular shawl designs - Fantoosh, and A Hap for Harriet. Both shawls are great for summer knitting, and I think both also make ideal accessories for…
