Fuss Free Festival Shawl in yarn from Countess Ablaze
There has been a lot of discussion over on the Everyday Knitters Facebook group about shawls and shawl patterns and I'm finding it so inspirational seeing everyone's choices and shawls in progress.
If you are looking for inspiration there is another facebook group recently started by Victoria of Eden Cottage Yarns. I know that some people aren't huge Facebook fans but there is an app - called Facebook groups appropriately enough - which allows you to not have Facebook at all on your phone or device. You can use the app to access groups but nothing else - perfect for getting your daily dose of knitting.
Anyway, there are several threads over on The ECY Garden all about recommendations for 2-colour and 3-colour shawls. Perfect if you are looking for a bit of shawl inspiration.
If you are completely new to shawls and looking for some ideas I've put together a few suggestions to get you started:
Hitchhiker by Martina Behm: a long, wrappable garter stitch shawl knit on the bias.
Knit Me by Louise Zass-Bangham: more wrappable garter stitch with a different construction.
Spindrift by Curious Handmade - beautifully simple shawl with super clear instructions.
Fuss Free Festival Shawl by Me - a garter stitch shawl knit on the bias.
Of course you are more than welcome to choose whichever pattern you want for our April shawl challenge but these are just some to start with. If you would rather pick up a WIP and work on that, that's absolutely fine. And if you really aren't into shawls then why not try a cowl instead?
There's something for everyone. The most important thing is that you pick up some fun yarn and enjoy the process.
