Harvest Moon, a crochet shawl for the autumn is now live!! Huzzah!
available on Ravelry HERE. Get 20% off until November 1st 2018.
It is the second shawl design for what I plan on being a four parter to celebrate the seasons. The first was a filet wrap called Emergence of Spring, and the next will probably be called Waking Winter (which I’m desperate to get started on but it’s about five down on my list of things to do). Thematically they will be linked through my tinkerings with filet crochet. I haven’t thought of a design for the summer yet but I have bought yarn!
Harvest Moon is a pretty, crescent shaped shawl with lacy edging. The edging is similar to (but not the same as) its spring cousin. When I first started talking about it on my crochet podcast there was mixed feedback about the two colour striping. The answer was to make one with three stripes too…
Fancy a better look at the shawls? You might be interested in watching Episode 37 (from the ten minute mark. Skip to 16.15 for the three colour version).
For the first time ever I have UK and US versions of the pattern (Find & Replace is my new best friend). The pattern includes instructions for both the two and three stripe shawls. And you can choose to make it in large or small. That’s four choices in one pattern! (My blue one is a small and reaches half way down my back. The other one is the large and skims my bum).
I bought John Arbon Knit by Numbers for my shawls, it’s a fluffy, warm, 4ply merino that is beautifully warm. Having seen what the awesome pattern testers have used [thank you, guys!], I’d say that there are many alternative yarns that would work really well too. Check out the hashtag #harvestmoonshawl on Insta to see some examples.
For now, I think I’m crescented out! Between these two and Rapture, I’m going back to triangle shawls, rectangular blankets and randomly shaped accessories. Keep your eyes peeled ;p
Loads of pictures below, keep scrolling. x
You’re making me want to pick up my hook again Rosina !
That’s high praise indeed!! Thank you for being tempted again!🤣🤣😘
Gorgeous! Already bought it, but I’ll have to wait a while before I can make it- Christmas craft fair stock and pressies will have to come first! Boohoo! Xx
You did!? Thank you very much! Although I could have given it to you as an early Christmas pressie! ;p
Keep on stitching. Will you put any of your cute brooches on Folksy?
I wanted to pay for it fair and square 😄 it’s gorgeous, really looking forward to making it.
Some badges might end up on Folksy! I always forget to keep that side of things up when I’m craft fair crazy 😳 xx
Well, in that case, thank you very much! xxx