Friday Freebies For Variegated Yarn
The sun is shining today and I felt like indulging in a bit of color. So today's Friday Freebies are for variegated yarns. You know the type - you spun up some lovely fiber with short color changes, the yarn is nice but... or you just couldn't resist that skein (or those skeinS) at the fiber festival, sock conference etc and once you got it home it nestled right into your stash defying you to find a suitable project!
I chose both these free patterns because they are actually variegated-friendly. Now I tend to be rather picky about not using textured or lace stitches with multi-colored yarn. I usually feel the yarn is busy enough without wasting effort on a texture or design no one will notice. And this is often very true with some of the wild and weird color combos indie dyers seem to be pumping out these days. However, both these projects were originally knit in multi-colored yarns and they WORK!
The first is a simple Shell Lace Shawl from Knitting On the Net. Because it's a rectangular shawl you could knit it in almost any weight and simply increase or decrease the number of stitch repeats. Talk about a way to use up some of those beloved but stubborn peacocks in your stash!
The second project is a sock pattern from Bellybutton Knits, the Hanaumabay Socks, by a fabulously creative gal named Adrienne Fong who generously shares some of her original designs and also offers others for sale. I chose this one for several reasons. Although she knit it with self-striping sock yarn it would certainly work with variegated or even a dramatic semi-solid tonal dye. Second, it's a variation of Feather and Fan (Old Shale) and I mean, really, how can you go wrong with that?
I hope this inspires you to root out a few of those I-love-it-but-I-don't-know-what-to-do-with-it multi-colored marvels from your stash and celebrate their uniqueness! Cheers all!
I chose both these free patterns because they are actually variegated-friendly. Now I tend to be rather picky about not using textured or lace stitches with multi-colored yarn. I usually feel the yarn is busy enough without wasting effort on a texture or design no one will notice. And this is often very true with some of the wild and weird color combos indie dyers seem to be pumping out these days. However, both these projects were originally knit in multi-colored yarns and they WORK!
The first is a simple Shell Lace Shawl from Knitting On the Net. Because it's a rectangular shawl you could knit it in almost any weight and simply increase or decrease the number of stitch repeats. Talk about a way to use up some of those beloved but stubborn peacocks in your stash!
The second project is a sock pattern from Bellybutton Knits, the Hanaumabay Socks, by a fabulously creative gal named Adrienne Fong who generously shares some of her original designs and also offers others for sale. I chose this one for several reasons. Although she knit it with self-striping sock yarn it would certainly work with variegated or even a dramatic semi-solid tonal dye. Second, it's a variation of Feather and Fan (Old Shale) and I mean, really, how can you go wrong with that?
I hope this inspires you to root out a few of those I-love-it-but-I-don't-know-what-to-do-with-it multi-colored marvels from your stash and celebrate their uniqueness! Cheers all!
Posted by Gloria Patre at 11/6/2009 1:24 PM 
Categories: Friday Freebies
Tags: variegated yarn shawl socks
Categories: Friday Freebies
Tags: variegated yarn shawl socks
I love this freebie for the shawl! What a simple but lovely gift that would make.
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My thoughts exactly! A nice big lace pattern that looks fancy but is really fairly simple! Go Merino or Bamboo!
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