One skein shawls have a special place in many knitters’ hearts.
They are quick to knit, easily satisfying, and often, don’t leave any leftovers!! Woohoo!!
If you take all of those benefits and add a sprinkling of easy-to-remember lace and cables for texture, you’ve got yourself a stunning addition to your wardrobe.
Perfect for casually throwing on over a comfy outfit, or adding a little elegance to your night out, this shawl will be one you reach for again and again.
Allow me to introduce Ben Arthur.
Many of us have those single skeins of special yarn, those ones that we collect because they are pretty, or hold wonderful memories of events or places. Those fabulous skeins waiting for a project perfect enough to show them off to their full beauty. Single skein projects are perfect for these fibre gems.
Ben Arthur is designed for one skein (or 100g) of fingering weight yarn. You could, of course, make it as big as you desired by adding more yarn – as the knitter, you decide!
For my sample I used Rowan Sock in the colourway Jewel. This is a super soft, single-ply yarn with a lovely hand, and works up into a fabulously cosy and light-weight shawl. The delicate colour changes in this yarn worked beautifully for this project! And Rowan recently released a range of tonal colours in this base too – so many choices!!
You are going to make a simple, crescent shaped shawl with a wedge shaped section of simple cables and delicate lace in the middle. Increases on every row make the edges of your shawl grow faster than the lace section so you have plenty of relaxing stocking stitch on either side. An ideal project for those slower days when you can enjoy the feeling of your gorgeous yarn sliding through your fingers and across your needles.
The pattern includes some handy links for video tutorials too, so you’ll always have a helping hand if you need it.
What yarn will you use? Will you make this for yourself or a generous gift?
Who is Ben Arthur anyway?
Ben Arthur is the less well known name of one of a group of Scottish mountains known as the Arrochar Alps.
Located at the north end of Loch Long, in Argyll and Bute, it’s more commonly known as The Cobbler. It has one of the most distinctive outlines of any of the Scottish mountains.
At 884m high, it is classed as a Corbett (peaks between 2500-3000ft or 762-914.4m high). On a clear day, the top can be seen as far away as Erskine on the west side of Glasgow.
My grandparents had a HUGE window in their livingroom which looked out onto the Kilpatrick Hills to the north. It was a good day when we could see The Cobbler peeking through in the far distance, and this was the first mountain I learned to recognise from its profile. I miss that view.
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Marly has teamed up with a fabulous group of Crochet and Knit designers to bring you nearly four weeks of free patterns and some exciting gifts and special offers. This shawl pattern is your gift for Dec 7th, 2023!
Head over to her blog for all the details. You don’t want to miss out on this! Remember to check back every day to find out who the featured designer is and then visit their blog to find your free pattern. This is such a great way to discover new-to-you crafters!
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