Knitting pattern for lacy shawl - Flaxynet shawl

I have designed a versatile shawl that suits every season of the year! Knitted in simple lacy stitch within a simple triangular design, this project is also ideal for beginners. Please welcome Flaxynet shawl.

Design overview

Knitted with easy to memorize lacy stitch, the shawl has triangular shape. Simple eyelets create a beautiful drapery fabric with exquisite texture. The knitting starts from bottom corner up which allows for adjusting of length ranging from small bandana or shawlette to a large shawl. You can add tassels to the shawl’s corners or fringe along the edges for an extra special look. You can even use your Flaxynet shawl as a sarong. The design offers so many possibilities!

Yarn choice

Flaxynet shawl is knitted with 5-ply/sport weight linen yarn, which makes it perfect for warm weather as well as for transition from summer to autumn. It can be also knitted in cotton, wool and any yarn blend. In addition, you can use thinner yarn for more delicate fabric or heavier weight for more rustic cozy look. 

My sample is knitted with Antigone by De Rerum Natura in shade heron. 

Knitting pattern

Knitting pattern for Flaxynet shawl is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts. Finished measurements for full size shawl are 56 inches (142 cm) measured along the wingspan and 26¾ inches (68 cm) measured down the centre spine

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Flaxynet collection

Flaxynet shawl knitted with the same stitch as two my other recent designs – Flaxynet sweater and Flaxynet tee. Those three items create perfect collection. Knitting patterns for both are available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts

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You are also welcome to join my Facebook knitting group to share your work and get some help with my patterns.

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Love Locks Sweater - Pattern Release

It is time for a new pattern release! 

The knitting pattern for Love Locks Sweater published to Ravelry and Lovecrfats.

Knitted with Aran weight yarn, the sweater features pretty diamond cables all over the body and sleeves. Despite the cable sizes, the sweeter does not look overloaded or bulky. Love Locks Sweater designed with boxy silhouette, round neck and dropped shoulders. 

The sample knitted with Landlust Merino 180 by Lana Grossa. This design can be easily adjusted to long turtleneck sweater by adding some length to the sweater body and the collar.

Knitting pattern has both charts and row-by-row instructions and written for sizes from XS through 3XL.

Knitting pattern is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts.

Using discount code LLS10 on Ravelry, you can get 10% off until 24th of April.

To see some behind the scene photos you can follow me on Instagram.

You are also welcome to join my Facebook knitting group to share your work and get some help with my patterns.

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Five reasons to block your knitting

Based on my questionnaires’ in the FB groups, many knitters skip blocking the finished knitted/crochet garment for a number of reasons. Let us find out what blocking is and why it is recommended not to ignore this important step.

What is blocking?

Blocking is the process of wetting/washing or steaming finished knitted parts or garments in order to give them their permanent size and shape. 

Blocking can be done before or after seaming. 

Why I recommend blocking/washing the knitted garment before starting wearing or gifting it.

1. As you knit, the edges of the pieces can be rolled badly, especially in stockinette stitch. Blocking helps to eliminate or reduce this problem and flatten the fabric, which helps with seaming. 

2. Blocking helps to even the stitches and makes fabric more pretty. This point is very important for lacy garments and shawls. Most lacy stitches does not look beautiful until blocked (see the first photo in this post). Blocking helps to reveal beautiful lacy stitches and “read” them.

3. Many wool yarns such as merino wool, mohair, angora, etc. become much softer and more hairy after being blocked and washed for the first time.

4. You can make some changes to the shape and size of you knitted garment or pieces (if you block before seaming) as you block. The amount of change that you can achieve with blocking depends on the type of yarn, your knitting tension (how tight the finished fabric is) and blocking method. Wet blocking allows for more changes than steaming.

5. Wet blocking is also an important step to wash out dye residue, grease and other contaminants from knitwear prior to first wear. Every inch of yarn passes through our hands and can absorb grease, dirt, hand cream, etc. All this stuff should be washed out, especially on baby and children knitwear. 

To see some behind the scene photos, you can follow me on Instagram.

You are also welcome to join my Facebook knitting group to share your work and get some help with my patterns.

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Love Locks sweater - Test Knit

 Happy knitting! I opened the test knit for my new knitted design – Love Locks Sweater.

This comfortable cabled sweater is knitted with Aran weight yarn on straight needles. Design features boxy silhouette, dropped shoulder and round neckband. The sweater is knitted with beautiful cable pattern all over which reminds the fence with love locks on.

The knitting pattern is written for sizes from XS to 3XL. It consists of both charts and row-by-row instructions for them.

My test knit is being running on Ravelry. For more information about the test knit and sign up please follow the link: Ravelry

The pattern is coming end of March 2022. 

To see some behind the scene photos you can follow me on Instagram.

You are also welcome to join my Facebook knitting group to share your work and get some help with my patterns.

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Glamrock tee - pattern release

 Hello fellow knitters! Today I’d like to share my new summer design – Glamrock tee.

This top is perfect addition to any summer wardrobe as it can be easily combined with almost everything – skirts, shorts, trousers. Knitted in sport weight cotton yarn yarn, Glamrock tee features boxy silhouette, dropped shoulders and boat neckline.

Thanks to the plenty of positive ease and openwork around shoulders the top will keep you cool and comfortable.

The top is knitted on straight needles and seamed. For this project I used BC Garn Alba GOTS yarn, which is lovely cotton yarn for any summer project. 

Knitting pattern for Glamrock tee is written for sizes XS to 3XL and available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts

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Dream Hat and Cowl sets - knitting projects

Happy knitting everyone! I hope you continue to stay safe and healthy. 

It is end of January already and I haven't been able to write a single post yet - the life is so busy with home schooling for two older girls, looking after my little son and house keeping. I still keep working on my new designs slowly and even managed to open a few test knits. Today I'd like to share a few completed projects of mine knitted following my earlier patterns - Dream Hats and Cowls for my girls. They wanted something similar and I wanted to enjoy relaxing knitting while watching TV.

Those comfortable hats and cowls can be knitted in no time. They don't have any complicated stitches or advanced techniques. All accessories are knitted in  stockinette and decorated with a narrow vertical stripes in garter stitch. 

Both hats and cowls are knitted in the round with Drops Air which is Aran weight yarn. The cowls are knitted bottom up so the knitting starts back and forth and then continues in the round. You can also see the photo of original design below:

The original set is knitted with Dream in colour Classy which is worsted weight yarn.

The knitting pattern pattern for Dream Hat and Cowl Set is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts

Other knitting garments shown on these photos are Frosty Morning Hat, Cable Leisure Vest and Cable Fantasy sweater  

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Lacystorm Sweater pattern release

Knitted with alpaca-silk blend yarn, this sweater is really warm and comfortable for any season despite lacy stitches. 

Lacystorm sweater is perfect for layering as well as for wearing along. The sweater is designed with positive ease about 10-20cm/4-8 inches. It has dropped shoulders, long sleeves and round neck.

To compensate for the quantity of lacy stitches, I decided to stick to the simple boxy silhouette. So the sweater is knitted with minimum shaping. Even the sleeves top edge is straight line which allows for easy seaming. 

For this sweater I used Askham 4-ply in shade Blossom from the local yarn dyer Eden Cottage Yarn. I’m not the person who normally wears a lot of pink, but I’m so in love with this shade. Those lacy stitches are really easy to memorise that makes the knitting very enjoyable and relaxed. The only difficulty I had was the binding off the shoulder and sleeves edges. 

As a knitter, who has a tendency to tight knitting, I couldn’t get a relaxed stretchy edge. After a few efforts, I decided to use three sizes bigger needles to solve this problem. Also, I used bigger needles to bind off the neck. Knitting pattern for Lacystorm sweater is written for sizes XS to 3XL and it is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts. 

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