It’s a very exciting day today, with the official launch of a collaboration I have been involved with for some time. When a yarny project with fabulous, talented friends comes together it’s a thing of beauty and I’m honored to have been part of this project.

For a few months now I have been working on a yarny collaboration with Martyn of the Knit365 podcast and today is the official launch. 

Martyn had the idea to commission an exclusive hand dyed yarn colourway from the fabulous indie dyer Gem (The Little Grey Girl) and then to have a knitting designer and a crochet designer come up with two different-but-similar shawl designs.

My version - the Do Not Disturb shawl is shown above. It is a sideways knit, garter stitch shawl with a decorative ‘sharks tooth’ edging and an integral i-cord - both knitted as you go. I wanted something that would really showcase the beautiful speckles and semi-solid tones of Gem’s gorgeous colourway - Disturbia.

The crochet version has been designed by the very talented Hanna (Germander Cottage Crafts) and uses the same skein of yarn to create a beautiful crochet design. Hanna and I worked together to ensure that the finished pieces were similar in shape and style, whilst each putting our own unique stamp on it. Hanna had the greater challenge, given that one-skein shawls in crochet have a little more constraint but she has absolutely knocked it out of the park with this beautiful, very wearable design, that I can’t wait to try.

All the official details will be available at this link from 4pm (UK time) along with details on how to get your hands on a skein of this lovely sock yarn.

Hanna’s Disturbia Crochet Shawl - purchase here

The Little Grey Girl’s Disturbia yarn - purchase here