Oh Taylor 😂 I’m a bit late watching the episode and I usually never comment but you made my day!! And I hat to tell you, I laughed so much, thank you!! You really aren’t a shawl person, probably have to do with the Wetter where you lives, but it looks about right 😂😊😉🤗
This is about sweater construction- Cocoknits has a whole methodolgy about knitting sweaters that way you describe. Also Ysola's latest sweater design, Gullane, is constructed that way and she asserts that it gives the shoulders that needed structure similar to sweaters that are sewn in pieces. Knitting the back and then picking up the stitches also allows for set in sleeves which is often a more fitted look that raglan or drop shoulder.
It also helps for heavier yarn or larger sweaters to have something stronger to hang on. The picked up stitches are actually Very firm comparatively to a basic knit/purl stitch
The long nipple tassel parts are perfect for tying and hanging or tucking under the bulk of the shawl. You don't have to try too hard. The not trying hard usually turns out looking more natural.
Hi T: I'm actually making the Hollows shawl at the moment (based on your recommendation, also it's been in my faves for a while). I'm not all the way through but here's my current take: The shawl is a crescent, according to the designer. Many projects show that strange shape you've got happening but I suspect that's because they didn't block the shawl with wires and pins (something you have to do with a crescent, or the cast on tab points away from the apex of the shawl instead of lying flat (because that edge is supposed to be straight). I think you've got the strange shape happening potentially for that reason (at the cast on side of the object) and potentially for another reason: Did you leave out the third short row section? If yes, then I don't believe that the shawl would be a crescent because that segment, as an offset to the first 2 short row sections, is what gives the shawl its final shape, as I'm currently understanding things. I'll let you know if I see things differently once I finish mine. Oh - just found this video that Melody put together: th-cam.com/video/V4FBCCkz8cQ/w-d-xo.html. At ~5min she talks about the need for serious blocking (which is how it's gone with every crescent shawl I've ever made).
Hey Shawl Girl, have you never been to Europe in the fall? Well, you must go sometime and watch all the fabulously gorgeous women wearing their shawls in every way imaginable--they all look like Sophia Loren or Audrey Hepburn with their beautiful hand knit shawls draped around their necks and pulled up to warm their ears. Maybe it's because you live in the desert that you just struggle with it. But the traditional Keffiyeh is mainly worn on top of the head, only sometimes draped around the neck. Anyway, your fabric and the yarn are so amazing! And the garter tab (the section at the beginning of the shawl) should be blocked as a straight line, so you have a crescent shawl when you do that! I hope you will make more and share your adventure with us!
In my experience shawls usually come off the needles in that shape. I usually just block it really aggressively, by threading blocking wires through all the edges I want to be straight and then hanging it up by the longest straight edge and using weights to pull it into shape --- I've gone so far as to bend paperclips into S-hooks and then use spice jars and rubber bands to add weight as needed. Bonus of this method is that it dries very quickly, especially if there's a bit of a breeze!
I don’t mind the dangling points except when they dip into the dishpan. Yes, I wear shawls to wash dishes if I’m chilly. Beats getting sweater sleeves soaking wet! 😊 Dawn at Frivolous and Frugal on YT is knitting the Hollows shawl in a muted blue. Seeing it twice now, I want to make it! I’m currently knitting the Lost Horse shawl (inspired by Joshua Tree NP) by Kacey Herlihy, a collaboration with Yarn Citizen, the recent venture by Jimmy Beans Wool. I really want to try the Yarn Citizen yarn, but in the spirit of the endeavor, which is reducing global fiber waste, I decided to pull some thrifted yarn from my stash.
Shawls are not just for around your neck. I have knit plenty and wear them more for covering my shoulders. Wrap the shawl around your back neck with then,eft side shorter than the right. Take the long right side and now toss it over your left shoulder crossing the front of your body. Easy and casual yet elegant.
Shawl looks great and you're wearing it perfectly. long bits for easy fastening, wide bits for warmth in front... welcome to shawls!! Think of them as jewelry made of yarn!!
With a shawl that shape I often put the two tails together and fold in half. Then wrap around the neck. Then poke the tails through the space created by folding the shawl in half. Let everything hang. Or split the tails. Hope this makes sense. The way you did it works too! ❤
You've arranged it several times and they all look lovely. When you wear it, nobody can see the shape of it. So don’t fret. You look comfortable and pretty wearing your beautiful new shawl.
Thanks for sharing Hollows with us. Mine got frogged because my stitch count was off making my short row sections ridiculous. Going fine now with low tech record keeping and counting, counting, counting. Next up in the queue is Salty Days Sweater by Veronica Lindbergh. She has a tutorial to help me through the unfamiliar parts. Thanks for your happy enthusiasm. You’re a treat.
Your comments on seamless sweaters and pho seams reminded me of a statement that Elizabeth Zimmermann wrote in her book "Knitting Without Tears", copyrighted in 1971. This book is loaded with her comments, thoughts, tips, and instructions. It is a good book for any knitter to have in a knitting reference library. Chapter 1 is Titled The Opinionated Knitter and she has a section about Phoney Seams on page 36. She states "Opponents of circular sweaters - and there are unfortunately some - take as one argument the theory that being without seams, circular sweaters don't hang together properly. A fallacious argument if ever I heard one, but let us refute it by putting in imitation seams,..." and she continues to explain how to add phoney seams. I really like top-down, seamless sweaters so it made me quite happy that Elizabeth Zimmermann shared this opinion. And I also agree with the title of this chapter. After all, aren't we all opinionated knitters, each having our preferred way to accomplish various knitting features.
The shawl is gorgeous. I love wearing long triangle shawls. I found a couple ways to easily toss them on and it's easy now. Casting off earlier than the pattern called for may have changed the way yours ended up being shaped.
I couldn't agree more with your sentiment/assessment of shawls like this one -- there's def a "boiling point" I (and my family) reach with regard to the effort needed to fiddle with it to get the right placement. Some effort? Fine. Perfect. A little more effort? Game over. 😂
Your shawl is beautiful! I never have issues wearing shawls, I love knitting and wearing them. However, you might be happier wearing cowls, they are so quick to throw on and always lay right.
When I worked in a boutique, one of the questions I got the most was on how to wear shawls/scarves. The best advice I can give, is to stop fussing with it, throw it on and go. I would watch someone trying to get it just right for 20 minutes in the mirror when it looked great their first try. That being said, there are numerous ways they can be worn, but I've always liked the wrap it around and go look, no fuss, no muss. I'm loving your new shemagh/keffiyeh by the way, very pretty.
😂LOL " Nipple tassel ends. That's just the first thing that popped into my head." LOL 😆 🤣 😅 🤣 ROFL fast forward.....knitting the sweater..continue knitting in the round.. " Bob's your uncle." 😂😅 Thank you, Taylor 😅😂 I needed that. Can I get that on a mug... and.." Bob's your uncle." Why is that so funny?!😅😅still laughing...am I drunk? 🤣 😂 🤣 knitting baby sweater 😆 😅❤
RosieLC posted a picture on Ravelry wearing the shawl that’s so pretty. Put the center of the shawl over one shoulder and bring the ends toward the other shoulder. Throw one end over your shoulder toward the back and throw the other end over your shoulder toward the front. Easy peasy.
I know shawls that start in the top center need to be blocked away from that hill you get. I used to pin these things *wet* to a wall and let gravity really tug it into a crescent. Seems harsh but it worked.
That sweater has been sitting in my favourite for a long time, too! You have inspired me :) Your excitement for new insight is lovely! The construction is a more or less standard European one, I think - many German/Scandinavian designs have that construction and the shoulder seams can be treated as a design element if you choose to pick new stitches up from underside. From my experience, they do provide some structure in a comfy way.
That sweater construction was actually my first sweater/top I’ve ever made! I made Joji Locatelli’s Lounging Top in January and honestly was lost for the first bit of it. But I trusted the process and cane out with a simple top to wear! Can’t wait to see how your sweater turns out. It’s looking incredible so far!
I’m a shawl lover, it’s so interesting to see shawls from another viewpoint! I like to make mine “extra” so I have more fabric to play with, and tend to like long narrow shawls, so this one would suit my style well. My quick go to is that I make certain the points are offset, one longer than the other. Sometimes I do the symmetrical wrap and tuck the points underneath, but that is more rare for me. It looks great on you, I think you’ll get used to it over time! And now I’m breaking with my tradition and knitting Andrea Mowrey’s Everyway Shawl - I’m excited as it’s a quick knit and will be fun in our cold months: shawl, big neck wrap, hooded shawl, poncho, lap blanket! I even used it last night at an overly air conditioned concert while I was knitting the simple section.
I knit a Hollows shawl a few months ago (you can see it in several shades of blue and beige on the project page) and I’m not sure why yours has a funny shape. I knit all the sections minus the last eyelet section and picot bind off. I opted to just do an I cord edge and it came out very straight. That last section with those modifications used up 50 grams of yarn. Yours is quite stunning in that color. And you picked up on a lot of design details that I didn’t while I was knitting it. It’s lovely!
Your shawl is lovely. Wear it as you have it on: it looks great. I've only made seamed sweaters because I like completing the pieces: they generally go super fast. My "only" problem is seaming the pieces together: I hate it 😄 But I've done pullovers, turtlenecks and cardigans this way because it's what I'm used to. I have lots of patterns for top-down seamless items because the fact that no seaming is required is amazing. I'm working on a LB Fishermen's Wool cardigan (seamed! A modified version of a Yarn Girls pattern), Rye socks (Tin Can Knits) and the Paris Toujours shawl (Isabell Kraemer) - all to use yarn in the pantry. Ready to cast on more Rye socks (and making a cable in the patterned section) just because worsted weight socks go super quick 😊 Oh. And I have some Fire Pit mitts about 90% done (in a lovely Malabrigo. Your pattern is great). I got distracted by other projects but will finish them soon 😏
On the home stretch of my Sweater No 11 by My Favourite Things Knitwear and it is one of my favourite things! Love the way the pattern is written, just enough detail and some really helpful tips and links. And my sweater looks amazing, has that cool oversized Scandi look that’s elegant and not frumpy. As to your query about durability- I’ve knit lots of sweaters in all types of yarn and patterns and how they hold up has more to do with the type of yarn ie non superwash lasts much better also the gauge you knit it at - tighter gauge being the more durable. But I too love these Danish style construction- Petite Knit Ankestrikt and Other Loops use a similar construction and it’s so much fun to knit and so far they do hold their shape and they look so cool and modern.
It’s good to hear your thought processes as you discuss your knits and your plans, helps me to think of things about what I’m doing too; choosing the right yarn, the right pattern, or just starting over if you don’t like where the project is going. I have not made a sweater with that construction until just recently, and probably would have saved me some consternation on my process has I heard your description. Thanks!
It took me two shawls to figure out that I will never wear a shawl. Getting bored with just socks and hats, and having to face the fact that I'm not wired for shawls, finally gave me the incentive to become a sweater knitter. It takes a lot to resist all the shawl love in the knitting world, but in the end you just have to know yourself!
Hey Tayler. I love your podcast. I also can relate to feeling like a newbie when it comes to sweater knitting. I’ve been knitting a while now but only recently got the courage to start knitting sweaters. I started with your suggestion of the Kinikin cardigan and it came out so great! Now I’m working on the Felix cardigan. Second sleeve on the needles now. Thanks so much for your inspiration! 😊
The shawl looks gorgeous as you’ve arranged it. These work beautifully to transition us into cooler weather, as an add-on to jeans and a short sleeved t-shirt. It’s amazing how, even with bare arms, adding a wooly bit at the neck or over the shoulders just raises your body temp enough to ward off a little chill.
I'm working on a sweater with the exact same construction type as you! It's my very first sweater ever so as you were explaining the construction I'm literally yelling at my TV "me too me too!" 😂 it's been very enjoyable to construct and for a first sweater, it has been a great beginner/introductory sweater to knit!
The shawl looks great on you! But omg I so relate to this entire video. It's why I just don't knit shawls even though they look beautiful on the models.
For the long ends of the shawl, I don't like letting them dangle because it falls off my shoulders but I found the trick! I tie a knot on each side and it adds weight which keeps it in place and is also cute.
I love the look of a drop shoulder sweater construction! Especially in a sweater with a lot of positive ease. I can’t wait to see how your sweater looks after blocking!
Love your YT. I was watching a Netflix show and the character said 'hello, hello, hello'. I had to look up quick to see if you were on the show! 😊 If you get the chance try a Cocoknit sweater. The construction is easy and amazing. Their tutorials are the best too. Love your tweed yarn. I'm looking forward to seeing your FO.
I have a shawl that has those long skinny ends like that and what I have found that I enjoy the most is tying a knot in each of them to give them a little weight. I feel like it also helps them from not falling back over my shoulders and adds a little fun to the look instead of them just hanging. But I literally wear it the same way you did yours (wrapped toward the back and then bringing the ends back around front). I think yours is gorgeous and looks great styled just like you're styling it!
I have this love-hate thing with shawls. I love how they look alone but not on me. And they look so cool on others but on me... I look like someone being strangled. I think part of this is I dislike things around my neck. So I am going to try wearing them more around my shoulders and for that to feel good and not slip is it needs to be a special shape. The closest shape that works is the Stephen West Twist and Turn. It is more like a wrap but with shaping. Rectangular, triangle, asymmetrical shapes 'pull' or require the need to wrap too much around the neck to keep from falling off.
Your shawl is gorgeous, beautiful. I don’t know for sure because I haven’t knitted it , but the shape may have evened out with further short rows later on in the pattern. But to be honest I think you may have created a new shawl shape!
I saw you mention in a reply to another comment the idea that it seems a little counterintuitive when you can’t see much of the design of the shawl when it’s so bunched up. I have thought the same myself sometimes. I do like “opening up” the front part that sits over my chest so that you see more of the design and the edge, but the I generally bunch it up the rest of the way around my neck. With some of my shawls I tie it in a knot like you have, however, I tuck the knot under the front of the shawl for a more concealed, put together look, but I like how it looks when you have it out too! On the shawl pattern that I designed (L’Esperance Shawl, if you’d like to take a look), it’s more of a modified crescent that gives a more curled look at the tips so it looked more like ringlets surrounding each side when I don’t tie it, rather than “nipple tassels” (😂). The other thing you may want to look into is the idea of a shawl pin to keep it in place and not as bunched. My husband had made me some with wood (which he may sell again some day, but not at this time), but they also come in metal varieties. Additionally, I’ve seen leather shawl cuffs, which may be a good option for you as well, though those are mostly based on the idea of bunching, as opposed to laying flat over your body as a shawl pin allows for.
The shawl is a strange shape but would it have changed and made sense if you continued with it? I’m not a shawl wearer or maker so I have no clue how to style it. Ok, I really have no style anyway! 🤣🤣🤣 The last sweater WIP is very interesting and intriguing, I can’t wait to see it done! 🌵
You have truly been an inspiration to me. I've done exactly what you recommend, push your comfort level. I knitted the Felix pullover, Felix cardigan, another Felix with two stands of fiber and now I'm learning to knit socks TAAT. First was one at a time, then baby socks TAAT, and now a pair of socks TAAT. Thanks for sharing your excitement about knitting!
I love your shawl and my go to styling would be with the “nipple tassel thingies”. 😂 Loved that! The shawl reminds me of one that I’ve been eyeing on Ravelry by Joji Locatelli called Lightweight Hipster and yes…she styles it with “nipple tassel thingies”.
Here are some of my shawl styling suggestions that keep it simple and easy. First, do not worry about the points and what is on top or bottom. Most times the shawl will be a little bunched and people will not see those. The increased width in the middle gives you more coverage and shawl to work with. If you wear it more traditionally around your back, you can put the deeper point at the bottom center back. To me, this wearing style is more traditional and more formal. I think of it with a dress to an outside event where you want to be able to add a little arm coverage for warmth or style. For more casual, placing the center in the front is often easier. If you wrap it once and leave the ends hand down but want to avoid the arrows to your nipples, arrange so one tail is longer - even tie that tail into a knot to add some interest. Making the sides asymmetrical will stop them from being beacons to the girls. If you want a little more of the lace to show, put the deeper point of the shawl in the center of your chest or lower. Wrap the ends around the back. Your tails will be shorter but when you knot it, knot it underneath. This way it makes more of a cowl appearance with the fabric showing to highlight the lace. You can also do this and then turn it so the point is more up at your shoulder. If I do this, I put a small safety pin under the shawl to attach it to my shirt and keep it in place. I like to wear shawls in the winter or summer when in air conditioning. It’s an easy wardrobe with a plain color simple shirt and then throw a shawl over. I want to fix it and forget it and not touch it all day. If its warm and I am taking it on and off then I just wrap and let it fall as it wants to and don’t worry about it. Sorry for the long comment. Love your podcast.
I too have a hard time wearing a shawl. I love how they look on other people but I never seem to achieve the same look. I have move more to different cowls when I want extra warmth. The remainder would make a lovely Ranunculus,Have a great day
LOVE the new Shawl!! The almost same edge top & bottom is a plus really, can throw it on either way without looking for one or the other. You're wearing it just fine. Tying the tails gives it a more finished look. You could tie the tails and place them under the bulk of the shawl too if you don't want to see the knot. Both look great. Also love the teal tweed yarn. It's looking beautiful so far.
I agree with tying the knot and putting under the shawl in front. It will then look more like a cowl. I love that look. Try it and see. Great job with it.
Love your new project and I especially love your rambling, geeky mind that so matches my own. I buy lovely yarn for a project and immediately second guess myself if this is truly the best use of this yarn or should I knit this or that or maybe….. Thanks for your rambles, it makes you a real kindred spirit! Happy knitting and deciding 🧶🥰
Thank you Linda! I'm so glad this resonateswith you. And I am JUST like that. Always wondering if I should be using all that beautiful yarn for something else. 🥴 ❤️
I have seen shawls like Hollows reshaped with a little directional blocking to be more triangular. It would still have long dangly bits, though. Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing!
Love the Hollows Shawl! Ya know, style it the way YOU like and it's good--knot the ends or tuck or let 'em hang. I agree the shape is...different, but it's a great completed project! Much longer and it might as well be a blanket. LOL The new sweater is gorgeous and the yarn is very nice. I have not knit a sweater yet. I'd like to knit a tank top, since in TN we are still at Hell's Front Gate with heat and humidity. Bleah. Thanks for sharing with us!
Missus Earl, your shawl looks great! There's a bunch of headwrap and scarf tying videos I watched, before finding a workable one I liked. It's like pattern browsing.
Wearing a cotton top today that I finished; the Mysterium Tee by Hannah Mann. I made it from frogged yarn from a project I had stopped working on several years ago
Okay, I would love it if you would make a bundle on ravelry of the sweaters you've found with that construction, I'd love to look through them and see what they look like! The construction sounds like a lot of fun!
Sweater no. 18 has been on my cue for a long time. I'm glad to see you're enjoying working on it; it might get me to cast it on sooner than I was thinking.
I thoroughly enjoy ur ramblings. I get the same feel for shawls because I don't like the bulky look in front for me. I really am looking at wraps instead for me. I think you've started a new idiom "nipple tassel". ☺️ Keep rambling on. Thanks for sharing.
@@rachelmitchell2144 That's good to know. I really like the rectangle wraps that can b joined at one end (don't know the geometric name, horrid at math). Which means the patterns b darn easy.☺️
I did have to take the master class in how to wear a shawl, I felt so silly the whole time I was reading and watching videos on what to do with object I spent weeks making. So far aside from the different neck styles I really like styling a shawl as a Hood/Scarf combo
As much as I blab about stubbornly not wanting to learn how to style my shawl, I know it would be helpful and what you say here about taking some time to learn how to actually wear the thing you put so much time into is really true. We should take that time. And maybe I need to do that as well. 🤔 ❤️
Take the widest part and put it in front. Wrap the tails around the back and loosely tie the ends and tuck them under the front drape. Easy peasy. No fussing required. I would think that the beginning shape can be blocked flatter and straightened out so you don't have the rhomboid shape.
First, I love the shawl anyway you style it! Second, I might have a few too many projects in progress! There's a Dr. Who scarf for hubby, a blanket for youngest son, a hooded scarf for youngest daughter, and a sleeveless top for myself. Then someone gave me a large and a small circle knitting loom, so I am attempting to make a kids sweater.Then the oldest son would like fingerless gloves for the walks to and from work.
Another wonderful podcast! I love how your Hollows shawl turned out. And I'm with you- styling the shawl is the hardest part! I've got 2 in my wardrobe and only wear them occasionally because I'm at a loss on how to wear them. 🥴 I love hearing about the new construction type of your latest sweater cast on. After knitting mostly raglan style sweaters and tops, I tried one from Ozetta called the Moonset Tee, where you start with part of the neckline, pick up for the back, then knit each side of the front for a v-neck before you start in the round. It was so cool and kept a mostly stockinette project really interesting!
What you're saying here about keeping a mostly stockinette stitch project interesting is SO TRUE. I feel like this modular technique keeps you focused and changes things up often enough to break any monotony. I know that this is just the beginning of my foray into this new world of sweater construction. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. It means a great deal to me. ❤️
Everything that you said about the Sweater 18, I am experiencing at the same time as I knit the Lakes Pullover by Ozetta. It's a saddle shoulder sweater and I haven't ever knit this construction but I am having so much fun with it right now!
Fold it in half, tail to tail. There is a loop on one side and the tails on the other side. Put it around your neck. Pull the ends through the loop. Or pull one of the tails over one side of the loop and under, then pull the second end up through the bottom of the loop and over the top so you've kind of woven it. Or when it's really cold put the shawl over your head and wrap the end several times around your neck.
My guess is that you wear it like a bolero: drape the triangle/middle bit over your back, then wrap your two ends over your arms. Then, tie the two ends in the back or cross them first in the front before knotting them in the back. I am thinking of the traditional Faroese or Norwegian shawls that are like combo scarf-cardigans :) Otherwise, I would wear it like you were describing with the middle eastern style of scarf wearing :)
Thank you! And I think the idea of wearing shawls is definitely growing on me. Even for this warmer climate. On another note, looks like Texas is finally deciding to cool off after what seemed to be a VERY hot summer. Enjoy that! ❤️
I was in the same space as you were this week Tayler with the shawl, it was my first one and I could knit more or bind off which I did. I love jumpers with no seams too, that one looks so lovely 🥰
Your shawl is lovely and wear how you are comfortable with it!! I am knitting a shawl right now! And why I do not know, other than its very pretty and some new learning techniques for me. But, I am not a shawl type person, if I have to fool around with it. However I did make a very simple cowl, easy to put on snd wear snd comfortable too. I like the Eun Sweater too!! It was a fun podcast today. I am working on a shawl, my first sweater, and pair of socks
I relate so much to :« I don't want to take a master class to know how to wear a shawl» ! I knitted my first shawl recently and I have the exact same issue as you: the shape is so awkward, I have not clue what to do with it! So I just wrap it around and hope that looks good! 😂
Hi!! And congrats on your first top down cardi. I sitll have yet to complete one. It's on my to do list and hopefully before the end of the year. And thank you so much for watching. It means a lot to me. ❤️
The shawl looks wonderful the way you have it tied. Love the color of the darker sweater you started. I do find that picking up stitches as a seam provides more structure than seamless, but seamed is still better for structure. A lot of times I don’t want the structure and want a more laid back relaxed fit. Sweaters knitted seamlessly fit that bill. ❤
Thank you Dawn! And I think the way you put it about seamless vs seamed sweaters and their relative structure makes a lot of sense. It's like a hierarchy or structural integrity (yeah. I just typed that.) 🤓 with seamed being the most structured, modular being the second most, and seamless being the least structured and more relaxed of the three. There's a video idea there somewhere. 😉❤️
I’m working a Cocoknits pullover that uses that same “work the back, pick up the shoulders, work the yoke and raglan increases, join and go to town” construction. It’s been really interesting to knit and Julie (the designer) gives detailed instructions on the pick-up-and -knit part that she says will add stability and structure to the finished garment. I’ve yet to try it on so I’m just trusting the process for now.
Hello everyone! Hope you’re having a great end to your week (or whenever you happen to be watching this). All links are in the description. ❤
Oh Taylor 😂 I’m a bit late watching the episode and I usually never comment but you made my day!! And I hat to tell you, I laughed so much, thank you!! You really aren’t a shawl person, probably have to do with the Wetter where you lives, but it looks about right 😂😊😉🤗
This is about sweater construction- Cocoknits has a whole methodolgy about knitting sweaters that way you describe. Also Ysola's latest sweater design, Gullane, is constructed that way and she asserts that it gives the shoulders that needed structure similar to sweaters that are sewn in pieces. Knitting the back and then picking up the stitches also allows for set in sleeves which is often a more fitted look that raglan or drop shoulder.
It also helps for heavier yarn or larger sweaters to have something stronger to hang on. The picked up stitches are actually Very firm comparatively to a basic knit/purl stitch
The long nipple tassel parts are perfect for tying and hanging or tucking under the bulk of the shawl. You don't have to try too hard. The not trying hard usually turns out looking more natural.
Yes! I have a long bulky triangle scarf that I tie and then put underneath. It shortens the ends and makes it look so much better!
Agree! I either just cross them under the bulk and to the back or just shift the whole thing sideways so one hangs In front and the other to the back.
I agree with the other comments to not overthink the shawl arrangement - it looked fantastic when you just threw it on 😊 and it is a beautiful shawl!
Hi T: I'm actually making the Hollows shawl at the moment (based on your recommendation, also it's been in my faves for a while). I'm not all the way through but here's my current take: The shawl is a crescent, according to the designer. Many projects show that strange shape you've got happening but I suspect that's because they didn't block the shawl with wires and pins (something you have to do with a crescent, or the cast on tab points away from the apex of the shawl instead of lying flat (because that edge is supposed to be straight). I think you've got the strange shape happening potentially for that reason (at the cast on side of the object) and potentially for another reason: Did you leave out the third short row section? If yes, then I don't believe that the shawl would be a crescent because that segment, as an offset to the first 2 short row sections, is what gives the shawl its final shape, as I'm currently understanding things. I'll let you know if I see things differently once I finish mine. Oh - just found this video that Melody put together: th-cam.com/video/V4FBCCkz8cQ/w-d-xo.html. At ~5min she talks about the need for serious blocking (which is how it's gone with every crescent shawl I've ever made).
This is so helpful Kristin. Thank you! ❤️
Hey Shawl Girl, have you never been to Europe in the fall? Well, you must go sometime and watch all the fabulously gorgeous women wearing their shawls in every way imaginable--they all look like Sophia Loren or Audrey Hepburn with their beautiful hand knit shawls draped around their necks and pulled up to warm their ears. Maybe it's because you live in the desert that you just struggle with it. But the traditional Keffiyeh is mainly worn on top of the head, only sometimes draped around the neck.
Anyway, your fabric and the yarn are so amazing! And the garter tab (the section at the beginning of the shawl) should be blocked as a straight line, so you have a crescent shawl when you do that! I hope you will make more and share your adventure with us!
You got this, Tayler, just hide the knot UNDER the wider part, or, wrap each end up closer to your neck under the center part. Easy peasy.
In my experience shawls usually come off the needles in that shape. I usually just block it really aggressively, by threading blocking wires through all the edges I want to be straight and then hanging it up by the longest straight edge and using weights to pull it into shape --- I've gone so far as to bend paperclips into S-hooks and then use spice jars and rubber bands to add weight as needed. Bonus of this method is that it dries very quickly, especially if there's a bit of a breeze!
I don’t mind the dangling points except when they dip into the dishpan. Yes, I wear shawls to wash dishes if I’m chilly. Beats getting sweater sleeves soaking wet! 😊 Dawn at Frivolous and Frugal on YT is knitting the Hollows shawl in a muted blue. Seeing it twice now, I want to make it! I’m currently knitting the Lost Horse shawl (inspired by Joshua Tree NP) by Kacey Herlihy, a collaboration with Yarn Citizen, the recent venture by Jimmy Beans Wool. I really want to try the Yarn Citizen yarn, but in the spirit of the endeavor, which is reducing global fiber waste, I decided to pull some thrifted yarn from my stash.
Shawls are not just for around your neck. I have knit plenty and wear them more for covering my shoulders. Wrap the shawl around your back neck with then,eft side shorter than the right. Take the long right side and now toss it over your left shoulder crossing the front of your body. Easy and casual yet elegant.
I think you’re overthinking it, it looks really cute wrapped around like thay
Shawl looks great and you're wearing it perfectly. long bits for easy fastening, wide bits for warmth in front... welcome to shawls!! Think of them as jewelry made of yarn!!
With a shawl that shape I often put the two tails together and fold in half. Then wrap around the neck. Then poke the tails through the space created by folding the shawl in half. Let everything hang. Or split the tails. Hope this makes sense. The way you did it works too! ❤
You've arranged it several times and they all look lovely. When you wear it, nobody can see the shape of it. So don’t fret. You look comfortable and pretty wearing your beautiful new shawl.
That shawl is gorgeous and it looks fabulous on you the way you have it on.
Thank you Liisa!
Thanks for sharing Hollows with us. Mine got frogged because my stitch count was off making my short row sections ridiculous. Going fine now with low tech record keeping and counting, counting, counting. Next up in the queue is Salty Days Sweater by Veronica Lindbergh. She has a tutorial to help me through the unfamiliar parts.
Thanks for your happy enthusiasm. You’re a treat.
Your comments on seamless sweaters and pho seams reminded me of a statement that Elizabeth Zimmermann wrote in her book "Knitting Without Tears", copyrighted in 1971. This book is loaded with her comments, thoughts, tips, and instructions. It is a good book for any knitter to have in a knitting reference library. Chapter 1 is Titled The Opinionated Knitter and she has a section about Phoney Seams on page 36. She states "Opponents of circular sweaters - and there are unfortunately some - take as one argument the theory that being without seams, circular sweaters don't hang together properly. A fallacious argument if ever I heard one, but let us refute it by putting in imitation seams,..." and she continues to explain how to add phoney seams.
I really like top-down, seamless sweaters so it made me quite happy that Elizabeth Zimmermann shared this opinion. And I also agree with the title of this chapter. After all, aren't we all opinionated knitters, each having our preferred way to accomplish various knitting features.
The shawl is gorgeous. I love wearing long triangle shawls. I found a couple ways to easily toss them on and it's easy now. Casting off earlier than the pattern called for may have changed the way yours ended up being shaped.
I love how many danish designers you featured today... All my favorites too 😊❤
I couldn't agree more with your sentiment/assessment of shawls like this one -- there's def a "boiling point" I (and my family) reach with regard to the effort needed to fiddle with it to get the right placement. Some effort? Fine. Perfect. A little more effort? Game over. 😂
The construction of your sweater is very interesting. Can’t wait to see it finished
Your shawl is beautiful! I never have issues wearing shawls, I love knitting and wearing them. However, you might be happier wearing cowls, they are so quick to throw on and always lay right.
I tend to tie the nipple tassels and tuck them underneath the wrapped pieces. Works really well
The shawl is gorgeous and you wrapped it perfectly!
When I worked in a boutique, one of the questions I got the most was on how to wear shawls/scarves. The best advice I can give, is to stop fussing with it, throw it on and go. I would watch someone trying to get it just right for 20 minutes in the mirror when it looked great their first try. That being said, there are numerous ways they can be worn, but I've always liked the wrap it around and go look, no fuss, no muss.
I'm loving your new shemagh/keffiyeh by the way, very pretty.
I think when it comes to shawls, your advice here is spot on. Stop fussing with it. ❤️
I think it looks great how you’re wearing it. The shawl looks effortless.
Thank you Corinne! ❤️
😂LOL " Nipple tassel ends. That's just the first thing that popped into my head." LOL 😆 🤣 😅 🤣 ROFL fast forward.....knitting the sweater..continue knitting in the round.. " Bob's your uncle." 😂😅 Thank you, Taylor 😅😂 I needed that. Can I get that on a mug... and.." Bob's your uncle." Why is that so funny?!😅😅still laughing...am I drunk? 🤣 😂 🤣 knitting baby sweater 😆 😅❤
RosieLC posted a picture on Ravelry wearing the shawl that’s so pretty. Put the center of the shawl over one shoulder and bring the ends toward the other shoulder. Throw one end over your shoulder toward the back and throw the other end over your shoulder toward the front. Easy peasy.
I know shawls that start in the top center need to be blocked away from that hill you get. I used to pin these things *wet* to a wall and let gravity really tug it into a crescent. Seems harsh but it worked.
That sweater has been sitting in my favourite for a long time, too! You have inspired me :)
Your excitement for new insight is lovely! The construction is a more or less standard European one, I think - many German/Scandinavian designs have that construction and the shoulder seams can be treated as a design element if you choose to pick new stitches up from underside. From my experience, they do provide some structure in a comfy way.
That sweater construction was actually my first sweater/top I’ve ever made! I made Joji Locatelli’s Lounging Top in January and honestly was lost for the first bit of it. But I trusted the process and cane out with a simple top to wear!
Can’t wait to see how your sweater turns out. It’s looking incredible so far!
I’m a shawl lover, it’s so interesting to see shawls from another viewpoint! I like to make mine “extra” so I have more fabric to play with, and tend to like long narrow shawls, so this one would suit my style well. My quick go to is that I make certain the points are offset, one longer than the other. Sometimes I do the symmetrical wrap and tuck the points underneath, but that is more rare for me. It looks great on you, I think you’ll get used to it over time!
And now I’m breaking with my tradition and knitting Andrea Mowrey’s Everyway Shawl - I’m excited as it’s a quick knit and will be fun in our cold months: shawl, big neck wrap, hooded shawl, poncho, lap blanket! I even used it last night at an overly air conditioned concert while I was knitting the simple section.
I knit a Hollows shawl a few months ago (you can see it in several shades of blue and beige on the project page) and I’m not sure why yours has a funny shape. I knit all the sections minus the last eyelet section and picot bind off. I opted to just do an I cord edge and it came out very straight. That last section with those modifications used up 50 grams of yarn. Yours is quite stunning in that color. And you picked up on a lot of design details that I didn’t while I was knitting it. It’s lovely!
Love your shawl and your sweaters in the making. The yarns are lovely and the patterns fantastic. Great color choices as well. Thanks for sharing!😊
Your shawl is lovely. Wear it as you have it on: it looks great.
I've only made seamed sweaters because I like completing the pieces: they generally go super fast. My "only" problem is seaming the pieces together: I hate it 😄 But I've done pullovers, turtlenecks and cardigans this way because it's what I'm used to. I have lots of patterns for top-down seamless items because the fact that no seaming is required is amazing. I'm working on a LB Fishermen's Wool cardigan (seamed! A modified version of a Yarn Girls pattern), Rye socks (Tin Can Knits) and the Paris Toujours shawl (Isabell Kraemer) - all to use yarn in the pantry. Ready to cast on more Rye socks (and making a cable in the patterned section) just because worsted weight socks go super quick 😊
Oh. And I have some Fire Pit mitts about 90% done (in a lovely Malabrigo. Your pattern is great). I got distracted by other projects but will finish them soon 😏
You crack me up! I like how you are wearing it now.😊
You have the way of this shawl wearing just fine without doing anything but throwing it on.
On the home stretch of my Sweater No 11 by My Favourite Things Knitwear and it is one of my favourite things! Love the way the pattern is written, just enough detail and some really helpful tips and links. And my sweater looks amazing, has that cool oversized Scandi look that’s elegant and not frumpy. As to your query about durability- I’ve knit lots of sweaters in all types of yarn and patterns and how they hold up has more to do with the type of yarn ie non superwash lasts much better also the gauge you knit it at - tighter gauge being the more durable. But I too love these Danish style construction- Petite Knit Ankestrikt and Other Loops use a similar construction and it’s so much fun to knit and so far they do hold their shape and they look so cool and modern.
It’s good to hear your thought processes as you discuss your knits and your plans, helps me to think of things about what I’m doing too; choosing the right yarn, the right pattern, or just starting over if you don’t like where the project is going. I have not made a sweater with that construction until just recently, and probably would have saved me some consternation on my process has I heard your description. Thanks!
It took me two shawls to figure out that I will never wear a shawl. Getting bored with just socks and hats, and having to face the fact that I'm not wired for shawls, finally gave me the incentive to become a sweater knitter. It takes a lot to resist all the shawl love in the knitting world, but in the end you just have to know yourself!
It's always fun getting something new going on your needles 😉
Absolutely! ❤️
I love your shawl! The yarn, the color, and the way you styled it. The pattern is different from the norm, which I think is a plus!
By the way, 'eun' is the Scottish Gaelic word for 'lamb' and is pronounced like the name Ian.
Hey Tayler. I love your podcast. I also can relate to feeling like a newbie when it comes to sweater knitting. I’ve been knitting a while now but only recently got the courage to start knitting sweaters. I started with your suggestion of the Kinikin cardigan and it came out so great! Now I’m working on the Felix cardigan. Second sleeve on the needles now. Thanks so much for your inspiration! 😊
Hi Trish! I'm so glad you knit the Kinikin and loved it. It's a great cardigan! And the Felix is 🤌. Of course, you know how much I love that one. 😉
The shawl looks gorgeous as you’ve arranged it. These work beautifully to transition us into cooler weather, as an add-on to jeans and a short sleeved t-shirt. It’s amazing how, even with bare arms, adding a wooly bit at the neck or over the shoulders just raises your body temp enough to ward off a little chill.
I'm working on a sweater with the exact same construction type as you! It's my very first sweater ever so as you were explaining the construction I'm literally yelling at my TV "me too me too!" 😂 it's been very enjoyable to construct and for a first sweater, it has been a great beginner/introductory sweater to knit!
Isn’t it fun! I feel like it keeps the process interesting. Like, what’s next? Where do we go now?! I love it. Enjoy! 🙌❤️
You're podcasts are always a guaranteed laugh. Thank you for all the joy ❤
The shawl looks great on you! But omg I so relate to this entire video. It's why I just don't knit shawls even though they look beautiful on the models.
For the long ends of the shawl, I don't like letting them dangle because it falls off my shoulders but I found the trick! I tie a knot on each side and it adds weight which keeps it in place and is also cute.
Ooo the knots on the ends is a fantastic idea! ❤️
I love the look of a drop shoulder sweater construction! Especially in a sweater with a lot of positive ease. I can’t wait to see how your sweater looks after blocking!
Love your YT. I was watching a Netflix show and the character said 'hello, hello, hello'. I had to look up quick to see if you were on the show! 😊
If you get the chance try a Cocoknit sweater. The construction is easy and amazing. Their tutorials are the best too.
Love your tweed yarn. I'm looking forward to seeing your FO.
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I love the way you were wearing it before you took it off to explain it. It looked natural and stylish.
I have a shawl that has those long skinny ends like that and what I have found that I enjoy the most is tying a knot in each of them to give them a little weight. I feel like it also helps them from not falling back over my shoulders and adds a little fun to the look instead of them just hanging. But I literally wear it the same way you did yours (wrapped toward the back and then bringing the ends back around front). I think yours is gorgeous and looks great styled just like you're styling it!
This is the third time I've read this suggestion and I LOVE IT. Makes so much sense. I'm doing this FOR SURE. Thank you Nik! ❤️
I have this love-hate thing with shawls. I love how they look alone but not on me. And they look so cool on others but on me... I look like someone being strangled. I think part of this is I dislike things around my neck. So I am going to try wearing them more around my shoulders and for that to feel good and not slip is it needs to be a special shape. The closest shape that works is the Stephen West Twist and Turn. It is more like a wrap but with shaping. Rectangular, triangle, asymmetrical shapes 'pull' or require the need to wrap too much around the neck to keep from falling off.
I wear all my shawls as scarfs so I think the shawl looks perfect styled like this!
Your shawl is gorgeous, beautiful. I don’t know for sure because I haven’t knitted it , but the shape may have evened out with further short rows later on in the pattern. But to be honest I think you may have created a new shawl shape!
I saw you mention in a reply to another comment the idea that it seems a little counterintuitive when you can’t see much of the design of the shawl when it’s so bunched up. I have thought the same myself sometimes. I do like “opening up” the front part that sits over my chest so that you see more of the design and the edge, but the I generally bunch it up the rest of the way around my neck. With some of my shawls I tie it in a knot like you have, however, I tuck the knot under the front of the shawl for a more concealed, put together look, but I like how it looks when you have it out too! On the shawl pattern that I designed (L’Esperance Shawl, if you’d like to take a look), it’s more of a modified crescent that gives a more curled look at the tips so it looked more like ringlets surrounding each side when I don’t tie it, rather than “nipple tassels” (😂).
The other thing you may want to look into is the idea of a shawl pin to keep it in place and not as bunched. My husband had made me some with wood (which he may sell again some day, but not at this time), but they also come in metal varieties.
Additionally, I’ve seen leather shawl cuffs, which may be a good option for you as well, though those are mostly based on the idea of bunching, as opposed to laying flat over your body as a shawl pin allows for.
The shawl is a strange shape but would it have changed and made sense if you continued with it? I’m not a shawl wearer or maker so I have no clue how to style it. Ok, I really have no style anyway! 🤣🤣🤣 The last sweater WIP is very interesting and intriguing, I can’t wait to see it done! 🌵
The Hollow Shawl looks great on you. So glad you chose to bind off early.
I love the shawl. Maybe over your shoulders and then cross in front and tie in the back? To keep from the nipple tassles oit of the way.😊
You have truly been an inspiration to me. I've done exactly what you recommend, push your comfort level. I knitted the Felix pullover, Felix cardigan, another Felix with two stands of fiber and now I'm learning to knit socks TAAT. First was one at a time, then baby socks TAAT, and now a pair of socks TAAT. Thanks for sharing your excitement about knitting!
Ah, this is so cool Linda! I'm honored that my ramblings would bring that inspiration. Happy knitting!
I love your shawl and my go to styling would be with the “nipple tassel thingies”. 😂 Loved that! The shawl reminds me of one that I’ve been eyeing on Ravelry by Joji Locatelli called Lightweight Hipster and yes…she styles it with “nipple tassel thingies”.
The Ingrid sweater by Petite Knit has the same construction as sweater no.18 and I love it! I’m currently knitting my 3rd one 😂
I LOVE the Ingrid Sweater and I feel like now that I've had a taste of this modular construction, I'll definitely be knitting it very soon. ❤️
Here are some of my shawl styling suggestions that keep it simple and easy. First, do not worry about the points and what is on top or bottom. Most times the shawl will be a little bunched and people will not see those. The increased width in the middle gives you more coverage and shawl to work with. If you wear it more traditionally around your back, you can put the deeper point at the bottom center back. To me, this wearing style is more traditional and more formal. I think of it with a dress to an outside event where you want to be able to add a little arm coverage for warmth or style.
For more casual, placing the center in the front is often easier. If you wrap it once and leave the ends hand down but want to avoid the arrows to your nipples, arrange so one tail is longer - even tie that tail into a knot to add some interest. Making the sides asymmetrical will stop them from being beacons to the girls.
If you want a little more of the lace to show, put the deeper point of the shawl in the center of your chest or lower. Wrap the ends around the back. Your tails will be shorter but when you knot it, knot it underneath. This way it makes more of a cowl appearance with the fabric showing to highlight the lace. You can also do this and then turn it so the point is more up at your shoulder. If I do this, I put a small safety pin under the shawl to attach it to my shirt and keep it in place.
I like to wear shawls in the winter or summer when in air conditioning. It’s an easy wardrobe with a plain color simple shirt and then throw a shawl over. I want to fix it and forget it and not touch it all day. If its warm and I am taking it on and off then I just wrap and let it fall as it wants to and don’t worry about it.
Sorry for the long comment. Love your podcast.
These are great suggestions! Thank you so much Nancy. 🙏❤️
Love the shawl…that color is gorgeous!! 🤩
I love your new sweater projects. Both of them seem interesting and easy to knit. I'm going to to be watching, and maybe copying!
I too have a hard time wearing a shawl. I love how they look on other people but I never seem to achieve the same look. I have move more to different cowls when I want extra warmth. The remainder would make a lovely Ranunculus,Have a great day
LOVE the new Shawl!! The almost same edge top & bottom is a plus really, can throw it on either way without looking for one or the other. You're wearing it just fine. Tying the tails gives it a more finished look. You could tie the tails and place them under the bulk of the shawl too if you don't want to see the knot. Both look great. Also love the teal tweed yarn. It's looking beautiful so far.
I agree with tying the knot and putting under the shawl in front. It will then look more like a cowl. I love that look. Try it and see. Great job with it.
Love your new project and I especially love your rambling, geeky mind that so matches my own. I buy lovely yarn for a project and immediately second guess myself if this is truly the best use of this yarn or should I knit this or that or maybe….. Thanks for your rambles, it makes you a real kindred spirit! Happy knitting and deciding 🧶🥰
Thank you Linda! I'm so glad this resonateswith you. And I am JUST like that. Always wondering if I should be using all that beautiful yarn for something else. 🥴 ❤️
I have seen shawls like Hollows reshaped with a little directional blocking to be more triangular. It would still have long dangly bits, though. Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing!
Love the Hollows Shawl! Ya know, style it the way YOU like and it's good--knot the ends or tuck or let 'em hang. I agree the shape is...different, but it's a great completed project! Much longer and it might as well be a blanket. LOL The new sweater is gorgeous and the yarn is very nice. I have not knit a sweater yet. I'd like to knit a tank top, since in TN we are still at Hell's Front Gate with heat and humidity. Bleah. Thanks for sharing with us!
Love your little “outtakes “ at the end. 😂😂
Missus Earl, your shawl looks great! There's a bunch of headwrap and scarf tying videos I watched, before finding a workable one I liked. It's like pattern browsing.
I love the way you’re wearing the Hollow Shawl!
I love the color of your Kelbourne yarn!!
Wearing a cotton top today that I finished; the Mysterium Tee by Hannah Mann. I made it from frogged yarn from a project I had stopped working on several years ago
Okay, I would love it if you would make a bundle on ravelry of the sweaters you've found with that construction, I'd love to look through them and see what they look like! The construction sounds like a lot of fun!
I may do just that! Thank you for the suggestion!
Sweater no. 18 has been on my cue for a long time. I'm glad to see you're enjoying working on it; it might get me to cast it on sooner than I was thinking.
I thoroughly enjoy ur ramblings. I get the same feel for shawls because I don't like the bulky look in front for me. I really am looking at wraps instead for me. I think you've started a new idiom "nipple tassel". ☺️ Keep rambling on. Thanks for sharing.
Wraps all the way for me as well. Can’t do the bulk…but man the yardage on the wraps. 🤣🧶
@@rachelmitchell2144 That's good to know. I really like the rectangle wraps that can b joined at one end (don't know the geometric name, horrid at math). Which means the patterns b darn easy.☺️
Thank you so much. ❤️❤️❤️
Tie the long ends under the scarf. Easy and out the door
I did have to take the master class in how to wear a shawl, I felt so silly the whole time I was reading and watching videos on what to do with object I spent weeks making. So far aside from the different neck styles I really like styling a shawl as a Hood/Scarf combo
As much as I blab about stubbornly not wanting to learn how to style my shawl, I know it would be helpful and what you say here about taking some time to learn how to actually wear the thing you put so much time into is really true. We should take that time. And maybe I need to do that as well. 🤔 ❤️
Take the widest part and put it in front. Wrap the tails around the back and loosely tie the ends and tuck them under the front drape. Easy peasy. No fussing required.
I would think that the beginning shape can be blocked flatter and straightened out so you don't have the rhomboid shape.
I just finished Jacket no. 1 of my favorite things knitwear. Its the cardigan version of that pullover. It's a good one.😊
First, I love the shawl anyway you style it! Second, I might have a few too many projects in progress! There's a Dr. Who scarf for hubby, a blanket for youngest son, a hooded scarf for youngest daughter, and a sleeveless top for myself. Then someone gave me a large and a small circle knitting loom, so I am attempting to make a kids sweater.Then the oldest son would like fingerless gloves for the walks to and from work.
Another wonderful podcast! I love how your Hollows shawl turned out. And I'm with you- styling the shawl is the hardest part! I've got 2 in my wardrobe and only wear them occasionally because I'm at a loss on how to wear them. 🥴 I love hearing about the new construction type of your latest sweater cast on. After knitting mostly raglan style sweaters and tops, I tried one from Ozetta called the Moonset Tee, where you start with part of the neckline, pick up for the back, then knit each side of the front for a v-neck before you start in the round. It was so cool and kept a mostly stockinette project really interesting!
What you're saying here about keeping a mostly stockinette stitch project interesting is SO TRUE. I feel like this modular technique keeps you focused and changes things up often enough to break any monotony. I know that this is just the beginning of my foray into this new world of sweater construction.
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. It means a great deal to me. ❤️
Crescent shawls often need aggressive blocking to get the correct shape.
Everything that you said about the Sweater 18, I am experiencing at the same time as I knit the Lakes Pullover by Ozetta. It's a saddle shoulder sweater and I haven't ever knit this construction but I am having so much fun with it right now!
Fold it in half, tail to tail. There is a loop on one side and the tails on the other side. Put it around your neck. Pull the ends through the loop. Or pull one of the tails over one side of the loop and under, then pull the second end up through the bottom of the loop and over the top so you've kind of woven it.
Or when it's really cold put the shawl over your head and wrap the end several times around your neck.
I feel you on trying to style shawls. It looks great on you and the colour is lovely. Looking forward to seeing the new styles of sweaters you try. :)
Thank you so much. ❤️❤️
The shawl would look cute tied with an overhand knot too!
This sweater has been in my queue for so long as well! I Have the yarn picked out and in a bag ready to go, just need to get started!
My guess is that you wear it like a bolero: drape the triangle/middle bit over your back, then wrap your two ends over your arms. Then, tie the two ends in the back or cross them first in the front before knotting them in the back. I am thinking of the traditional Faroese or Norwegian shawls that are like combo scarf-cardigans :) Otherwise, I would wear it like you were describing with the middle eastern style of scarf wearing :)
I was thinking that too. Wearing it Outlander style.
OOooooOOOoo very Outlander and I'm here for it! ❤️
I love the shawl, it came out great! I love using shawls even through hot Texas summers 😅
Thank you! And I think the idea of wearing shawls is definitely growing on me. Even for this warmer climate. On another note, looks like Texas is finally deciding to cool off after what seemed to be a VERY hot summer. Enjoy that! ❤️
hi Tayler, I'm working on the Cardamom sweater from TwinKnits. Although a raglan, I fell in love with lines of the ribbin on the shoulder
I care about all the details including the monster at the end of the podcast or in the case of Sesame Street, the book.
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I was in the same space as you were this week Tayler with the shawl, it was my first one and I could knit more or bind off which I did. I love jumpers with no seams too, that one looks so lovely 🥰
Your shawl is lovely and wear how you are comfortable with it!! I am knitting a shawl right now! And why I do not know, other than its very pretty and some new learning techniques for me. But, I am not a shawl type person, if I have to fool around with it. However I did make a very simple cowl, easy to put on snd wear snd comfortable too. I like the Eun Sweater too!! It was a fun podcast today. I am working on a shawl, my first sweater, and pair of socks
I relate so much to :« I don't want to take a master class to know how to wear a shawl» ! I knitted my first shawl recently and I have the exact same issue as you: the shape is so awkward, I have not clue what to do with it! So I just wrap it around and hope that looks good! 😂
Hi from Australia 🇦🇺
I’m a newbie to my very first top down cardigan 👏👏 and I’ve been knitting for over 50 years.
ps love listening to your videos
Hi!! And congrats on your first top down cardi. I sitll have yet to complete one. It's on my to do list and hopefully before the end of the year. And thank you so much for watching. It means a lot to me. ❤️
The shawl looks wonderful the way you have it tied. Love the color of the darker sweater you started. I do find that picking up stitches as a seam provides more structure than seamless, but seamed is still better for structure. A lot of times I don’t want the structure and want a more laid back relaxed fit. Sweaters knitted seamlessly fit that bill. ❤
Thank you Dawn! And I think the way you put it about seamless vs seamed sweaters and their relative structure makes a lot of sense. It's like a hierarchy or structural integrity (yeah. I just typed that.) 🤓 with seamed being the most structured, modular being the second most, and seamless being the least structured and more relaxed of the three. There's a video idea there somewhere. 😉❤️
I’m working a Cocoknits pullover that uses that same “work the back, pick up the shoulders, work the yoke and raglan increases, join and go to town” construction. It’s been really interesting to knit and Julie (the designer) gives detailed instructions on the pick-up-and -knit part that she says will add stability and structure to the finished garment. I’ve yet to try it on so I’m just trusting the process for now.
Ah I love Cocoknits and I think Julie's designs are beautiful. I've yet to knit one, but I have several in my Favorites. One day!
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