Shlanket

Alex stopped in this afternoon with her knitting. She is knitting Stephen West’s Quadrangle Spires. It is amazing!!!

I am so jealous - I want to knit the shawl but I haven’t had time.

The pattern calls for 6 colours of Dyed in the Wool but Alex is using 3 - Midsommar, Big Sky and Love Spell. Her main colour is Practically Perfect Sock in Barbie Girl. These colours are so Alex - that girl loves pink!

Stephen West has a new scrappy pattern. This is called the Block by Block Shlanket. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Gather a colorful pile of leftover yarns and knit this fun garter stitch shlanket (shawl + blanket)! Begin in the center with a sequence of square shapes, then knit each block one section at a time. The fabric is knit seamlessly by picking up sts from the previous sections. The rows are easy to memorize as you enjoy customizing the blocks with colorful leftovers from your shawl and sweater projects. You can knit a fingering weight version or a DK weight version to utilize all of your collectible yarn bits. The pattern includes video links to help you cast on and weave in ends as you knit!

Photos © Stephen West

This is Beth’s desk at work. Jackson was lying here this morning when Fred decided he needed to be there. Jackson was not pleased.