photo © Carrie Bostick Hoge
Yesterday, I had the absolute and distinct pleasure of releasing a pattern with Quince & Co.
Every since this Maine-based yarn producer opened up shop literally up the street from where I work, I’ve been a huge fan and when the opportunity arose to publish this shawl pattern with them, I leapt at the chance!!
I still can’t believe that that’s my shawl up there. It’s more to do with Carrie’s photography than anything else, but man, I love the Quince photos.
photo © Carrie Bostick Hoge
One of my knitolutions for the year was to design a shawl and I knew I wanted to do something ocean-inspired, without leaning on my usual oceanic blues and turquoises. (Not that I’ve given up on those). When I picked up these skeins of Tern and saw the colorway was called Seagrass, that settled it.
Alaria (the name is from a genus of seaweed) flows between three simple lace patterns reminiscent of aquatic foliage. The shawl is a traditional triangle shape and all lace work is done on the right side rows only.
The sample was knit in two skeins (about 440 yards) of Quince & Co.’s Tern – a fingering weight silk/wool blend. It blocks beautifully and the silk gives it just a hint of sheen. (I will note that when I knit the sample, it used up all the yarn except for a teeny-tiny amount, so depending a knitter’s gauge, it could sneak into a third skein).
As designed, the shawl is a great size for throwing over your shoulders or bunching up as a scarf, and should a larger shawl be required, additional repeats of 24 rows can be easily added to the first and/or second lace patterns.
photo © Carrie Bostick Hoge
You can queue up the pattern on Ravelry, or purchase the pattern via Quince & Co ($6 USD).
July 21, 2011 at 11:11 AM
It’s beautiful! I’m looking forward to making this.
July 22, 2011 at 1:57 PM
Congratulations — this is a lovely shawl! I’ve been looking for a shawl pattern to try and I think I’ve just found it! The versatility as shawl-to-scarf is appealing. The photos by Carrie Hoge are GORgeous!
July 23, 2011 at 11:24 PM
Congratuatlons, Leah!
July 25, 2011 at 8:40 AM
A third skein, eh? Can I send back my leftovers for a refund?
July 27, 2011 at 9:42 AM
Oh! Gorgeous! And gorgeous photography. And the color is beautiful.
July 27, 2011 at 4:47 PM
I fell in love with the shawl the minute i received the e-letter and i bought it right away. Now i must decide what color i’ll knit it in…
August 3, 2011 at 1:55 AM
OK so I am 1/3 of the way through this shawl and just wanted to say THANKS for a wonderful pattern! Your pattern-writing skills make is soooo easy and the pattern is gorgeous. I am knitting it in a cobalt blue yarn, like the sea of Maine, and it is fantastic!!! Thank you!
August 3, 2011 at 7:41 AM
Thanks! The folks at Quince (and I) worked really hard to make the pattern as clear as possible, so I’m glad to hear that it’s working out well. I’d love to see the finished shawl when you’re done. (Colors the sea of Maine? I love it!!!!)
-Leah
August 3, 2011 at 12:14 PM
I will most definitely post pics up on Ravelry when it’s finished! Yeah….in a shiny silk-cashmere-wool blend that is the colors of the open ocean. It’s pretty grand!!!
August 8, 2011 at 7:36 AM
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November 11, 2011 at 3:59 PM
Beautiful shawl. Trying to read pattern–help! Don’t understand parentheses directions in row by row directions. My gauge came out fine and first 10 rows in set up rows also. In sect. B lace pattern 1, row 5, where do you repeat from? Please help!!
November 21, 2011 at 7:39 AM
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