New Shawl Design: "Once Upon A Leaf".

I have been thinking about this shawl for a little while, before starting knitting it. Once I started I could not put the shawl down :)) The lace pattern is so addictive and most of all I loved how the lace pattern was coming out. I have played around with some familiar patterns for this shawl to achieve winding leaves and twigs effect.  I choose Filatura Di Crosa Centolavaggi for this shawl and knitted with yarn held double. The yarn is wonderfully soft and warm and after blocking drapes beautifully. I love the green color of this yarn.

I got a little carried away and shawl came out bigger then I planned, but I do love big shawls :-)) I think it will be great to wear for special occasions or just by the ocean over a summer dress :-))

I have called this shawl "Once Upon A Leaf". My project can be found on Ravelry.

The pattern will be available after test knitting is completed  late April early May :))

Happy knitting,

Diana

"Silhouette" Shawl Pattern is now available :-)

My sister asked me for an airy summer shawl and "Silhouette" is the shawl that  I have designed for her.  She did not see her shawl in person yet, but loved it via the pictures and cannot wait to wear it :))
"Silhouette" shawl has been test knitted and pattern is now available on Ravelry and my blog.
Thank you so much to all readers of my blog and my Ravelry friends for your support and kind comments about this project :-))
Original post about this pattern can be found here.

Happy Knitting,

Diana

Free Pattern :"Coronado Bay" Stole

I have knitted "Coronado Bay" stole back in December 2011, but since then could not find time to write up a pattern for it. Today I stayed home from work due to a little cold and decided to finish this pattern while I had a little free time on my hands :)))
"Coronado Bay" stole pattern is now available on Ravelry and my blog as a free download.
Thank you so much to all readers of my blog and my Ravelry friends for your support and kind comments about this project :-))
Original post about this pattern can be found here.

Палантин "Coronado Bay" связался ещё в Декабре прошлого года, но никак не могла найти свободного времени и написать инструкции. Сегодня немного приболела и не пошла на работу, вот и решила воспользоваться свободной минуткой и дописать инструкции :-))
Инструкции к "Coronado Bay" можно бесплатно загрузить через мой блог или Равелри.

Please drop me a line by leaving a comment on my blog or Ravelry if you are downloading this pattern and planning to knit this stole :-))

Буду рада если вы дадите мне знать что загрузили инструкции и планируете связать этот палантин оставив коментарий у меня в блоге или на Равелри :-))

Enjoy the pattern and Happy knitting,

Diana

"Layered" shawl pattern is now available :-)

"Layered" shawl pattern is now available on Ravelry and my blog.
Thank you so much to all my wonderful test knitters for helping me out with this pattern and to all readers of my blog and my Ravelry friends for your support and kind comments :-))
Original post about this pattern can be found here.

Happy knitting,

Diana

New Shawl Design: "Silhouette".

 My sister’s birthday is coming up at the end of March and she asked me if I could knit her a summer shawl. I searched for silk or linen yarn for this project and found this beautiful Handmaiden Fine Yarn Sea Silk  that I thought would be perfect for summer. My sister loved the yarn and colorway "Dandelion" had  the colors that she wanted. My sister loves modern clean lines and bold accessories.  I just had to come up with something beautiful that she will like :-))

This particular colorway has few colors in it and it is always a concern when choosing a pattern for such variegated yarn.  I though about the design for a while and remembered an idea for a shawl I had after I designed my "Lemon Drops" shawl.  The idea was to try to knit a shawl using a stitch pattern I designed for the border of "Lemon Drops". I thought this would be perfect project to try this idea on.  I wanted an airy and lacy summer shawl and I love how it all beautifully came together in this design I called "Silhouette". I choose the name "Silhouette" because the lace stitch reminds me of leaves  silhouettes.

I hope my sister will love and enjoy this shawl :-)))
The shawl is currently being test knitted and will be available on Ravelry and my blog after that. Until then, you can find this project and more details on the shawl on Ravelry.

Happy Knitting,

Diana