My very own pattern on Lion Brand's Website?!?! Can I just say how excited I was when Lion Brand reached out to me and asked if I were interested in designing a pattern for them! I really love their yarn. The company is so friendly, supportive, and has the desire to help others. I am honored to be able to work with them. 

I didn't have too much time to design and create the pattern, so I wanted to make something that was fast but also unique that you can wear during the spring and summertime. My goal was to make it beginner friendly, but I didn't want to create a rectangle shawl. I wanted it to be V shaped so increasing makes it a little more difficult. 

But in this case, it's SO easy! Changing colors can be challenging because you have to make sure your ends won't unravel and you have a lot of loose ends to manage. But I just love the color ways together.

The beauty of making your own garments is that they are one of a kind, and the color pattern does just that. I also love it in one solid color and if you're a beginner, I would definitely start there! Plus, you only need 1 skein!!!! How amazing and affordable is that, to make a shawl with one skein?! 

Click here to download the FREE Pattern on Lion Brand's website and follow along with me!

Click here for the Video Tutorial

Ravelry: https://ravel.me/isla-shawl-3

SKILL LEVEL - Easy

KNITTING TECHNIQUES - knit, k2tog, yo

MATERIALS

-Lion Brand - 24/7 Cotton in Cafe Au Lait, White, and Ecru

-Size US 13 (9mm) 29”(73.5 cm) circular needles (Click here for my needle set I used in my tutorial)

-Tapestry Needle

-Scissors to cut the fringe

-T pins to block

CHART

Please please PLEASE block your shawl! You will not be able to see the beautiful lace design if you don't and it will NOT drape well. It'll be all scrunched in the middle and it will not be the correct size. Trust me! It will not look good if you don't block your shawl. This is what it looks like before I block:

Before blocking 😬

After Blocking. 😍 You can see the beautiful design and the drape is perfect!

I would love to see your shawl! Please share on Instagram so we can all be inspired by your talent! #iKNITS #islashawl 

I hope you all are doing well and are happy, healthy, and safe. Ever since we've been in quarantine, I've had a lot of people asking for a first knitting project for someone who has never knitted before. I asked y'all on Instagram what you would knit and many of you said either a scarf or a blanket. I thought, "Let's go big and do a blanket!" I went on a hunt to find a well written pattern that's easy to understand and is basic enough for a beginner, but also fun and enjoyable to make if you have a little more experience. This pattern is perfect! It changes colors, but you can always omit that and make a solid blanket which makes it even more beginner friendly. Also, the yarn and needles are big and chunky so you will see progress fast! (yay!) 

The skills you need to knit this afghan are: slip knot, cast on(CO), knit, purl, changing colors, bind off(BO), and weaving ends! This tutorial takes you through each step so you should be able to make this no matter your knitting level! If you have any questions, please ask! I'm here to help 😀




This pattern is from Lion Brand Yarn. I wanted to play around with the stripes by knitting different amount of rows for each color(that's the beauty of knitting right?) but everything else is exactly the same. You can custom make yours however you'd like...by following the pattern, the way I did mine, or doing something of your own. Some of you who are following my WIP for this blanket have already asked me for the amount of rows for my stripes so I posted a pic here for you.



Materials


- Size 6 Super Bulky Yarn - I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Bonus Bundle

• Seaglass (2 skeins)
• Oatmeal (1 skein)
• Grey Marble (1 skein)
• Succulent (1 skein)

RAVELRY: https://ravel.me/knotted-headwrap-2



Materials
-Size 4 Worsted weight yarn. I used Lion Brand - Heartland in Acadia (58 yards)
-Size US 9(5.5mm) Needles
-Tapestry Needle
-Scissors

Gauge:
8 sts x 11 rows = 2" in stockinette

Measurements:
19" long (unstretched) x 5" width

Abbreviations
BO - Bind Off
CO - Cast On
RS - Right Side
Sl - Slip
Sts. - Stitches
WS - Wrong Side

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PATTERN

CO 22

Set Up Row 1: Purl

Row 3 and all WS Rows: Sl 1, Purl to end of row.

Repeat Rows 2-3 until your desired length. (I knitted for 19")

Make the Loop

With WS facing up, bring both edges together. (For video tutorial of this step, click here.)






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This is an original pattern by Christine Rosen of iKNITS. You may sell products made from this pattern by clearly crediting the design to me with a link to my site: www.theiknits.com. Thank you for being respectful and understanding.

I love to see your finished projects! Please share on Instagram so we can all be inspired by your talent! @theiknits

@blythe.howell                                                                                          @topknotsandslipknots
I wanted to make a video tutorial for this sweater with the instructions on the video so it makes it easier to follow along, so I decided to make the size medium for free! You can find it right here on my blog. If you want the .PDF version that has all the other sizes (XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL) including the medium, click here.

It was so hard to come up with a name for this sweater. The design reminded me of waves and beautiful elongated bird wings, so it made me think of being by the sea or the ocean. I decided to name it after my daughter Kapri and think it fits perfectly. I hope you love and enjoy knitting this sweater as much as I do. Please post your sweater on Instagram so I can see yours and share it with everyone else! #kaprisweater #iknits

You can buy the inexpensive ad-free PDF pattern on my Shop HERE that has ALL SIZES of this sweater and on Ravelry.











ABBREVIATIONS

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click on the photo to go to the video tutorial

Picture shows how to knit from the back of the stitch. (VIDEO)

slip 1 with yarn in back (VIDEO)

   For your first Row 3, KFB twice for your first and last section.)

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SLEEVE RIB
With smaller needles, (this is where you might have to use DPNs or the magic loop method to keep knitting in the rnd so your sts. do not stretch)

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