Losing at Yarn Chicken

Andrea Mowry has a new scarf/shawl pattern. You can purchase the pattern for Jaunty on Ravelry.

My hope for this project is to spark your creativity and sense of adventure! Don’t be afraid to play with different yarn weights, adjust the size, and use up your stash. Try different yarn textures, holding multiple strands together, or using handspun for a truly personal touch. The rhythmic stitch pattern offers a soothing flow, while the simple construction and adaptable sizing means you can use what you’ve got. This is definitely a pattern to knit again and again! This shawl is a shallow triangle, knit sideways using Half-Fishermen’s Rib. Do you love this stitch? 

These are just approximations. Total yarn usage will depend on the yarn you use (fiber content, ply, etc.), your personal gauge, how big you make your shawl and any modifications you may make. Remember, this shawl is perfect for using up odds and ends and playing with different yarn weights and sizes! Keep a scale handy and follow the directions in the notes on pg. 3 to use what you’ve got! 

Photos © Andrea Mowry

I’ve purchased the pattern and read through it. It looks like mindless knitting. This is a great project to use up stash or play with yarns that you’ve been looking at. There are finished samples on Ravelry. Someone used Crazy Zauberball with a mohair. There are scarves knit with Dyed in the Wool. Some knitters made their scarf in a solid colour and others did multi-colours. Some used two different yarns - 2 rows of one and 2 rows of the other. Have fun. Be creative.

Andrea includes instructions to make sure you don’t run out of yarn. I knew this but didn’t take it into account on my current project. Sometimes we think we are smarter than we are. 

I’m knitting another Sophie Scarf in Plump. It was perfect knitting for football on the weekend. I got to the halfway point and didn’t think I was going to have enough yarn but just kept going. I am going to run short. My last two scarves worked perfectly in 3 skeins but not this one. It can happen. I’m upset with myself for not going with my instincts. I’ll get another skein in the store tomorrow because that is much easier than ripping back 1/2 a scarf. 

Now it’s time for the Jays.