Domino

Dad, Lucy and I went to the woodworking studio to finalize my counter for the store.

Steve has amazing wood all around his studio.

Nightshift has reminded me how much I love working with Noro yarns. The colour changes are a lot of fun. They make you want to knit. What colour is coming next?

Dominoro (pattern purchased on Ravelry) is another Brian Smith pattern. Even if all your balls are the same lot, they will be different. One could start with green. One could start with gold. One could start with brown. No two shawls will look the same.

In “Domino Knitting” you always need an odd number of stitches. One centre stitch and x amount of stitches either side of that stitch. The idea is to decrease stitches around the centre stitch to create a square. You then pick up stitches on the side of that square to create another one. 

If you’re new to “Domino Knitting” this would make a great first project. Only six squares and four triangles. The pattern contains detailed, but simple instructions to create your first “Domino” shawl.

All you need to know is the knit stitch, how to decrease and picking up stitches.

Brian used four balls of Silk Garden Sock for his shawl. You can use any fingering weight yarn for the shawl. Self-striping. Hand dyed. Scraps.

It's early to bed tonight. Dad and I are going to see the Leafs play tomorrow night. It is going to be a long day.