Stephen West really is a top designer, but above all a very good educator: his written patterns as well as the video's smoothly guide you through the project in a humoristic and relaxed atmosphere: my compliments to you Stephen
I lived in Mexico for a couple of years in the 1950"s and the shawl reminds me of Mexico. As I'm spending time watching, I see the cultural influences that make Steven's signature style. Thank you for all your hard work.
After an extended illness and absence from my needles and shawlography start I’ve finally got back to it at section 10, fingers flew and I finished it! Despite the huge time gap it looks beauuuu ti-ful !!!!
At 61 this has been the most fun I've had knitting in my 50 years of knitting. Just beautiful and I learned so much, kept up and finished today 11/3,, Thank you for making me feel I could try and no stress I did it !!!! You are an Amazing talented designer and teacher.
I love this shawl!! After starting together with the rest when the MKAL launched, balancing work life, kids and all, I finally completed the shawl today! It is now soaking in the pail and waiting to be blocked and dried! ❤
The shawl is a work of art and the joy you bring with it is immeasurable. Your teaching style is so easy to follow and even for a not so seasoned knitter you made it
Woop woop,well I'm quite late finishing my shawloghraphy shawl,but I have done it,and I've loved doing it . I amazes me that I find it very hard to knit a sweater or a cardigan,but love doing your shawls Stephen . Thankyou so much x
This is my very first MKAL. This is my very first Stephen West pattern. Seriously, I feel like the angels whispered into my ear and I'm SO GLAD THAT I LISTENED. I also listened when she whispered La Bien Aimee and had the joy of Aimee picking my colors with me. Your teaching style is so amazing.
I’ve just finished Clue 1, and have really had a stack of fun already. I’ve loved watching everyone’s shawls develop their own personalities on the forum, and can’t wait until mine is finished so I can dance like you! I’ve decided that “Say yes - don’t stress.” is my new life motto. :) Thank you so much.
I'm glad to see that I'm not alone. I'm still working on clue 1 but much like you have decided to take Stephen's advice and not stress. Good luck on the rest of your journey throughout shawlography.
Also on clue 1! No stress, it’s about enjoying the process and I’m loving it so far. But I couldn’t help myself and peak at the finished shawl! It’s so exciting!
I’m also still on clue one, definitely ‘embracing my own pace’! At first I wanted to try to keep up, but I had some yarn mishaps and ended up completely replacing all my yarns for the shawl so I ended up having to start over a week in. This has been my first Stephen West project, so much fun!
@@charlottewinchester4461 my yarn didn’t arrive until last week, and then I still had to wait for longer needles to arrive, as I had the right size but not length - they didn’t arrive until two days ago. I have watched every clue avidly, however.
That's it, I'm going to buy every other Westknits MKAL! I can't wait to finish work to complete clue 4! It gave me SO MUCH confidence, you have no idea how much you helped me grow as a knitter. Thank you so much for those videos, they were a ton of help! XX
I've had a great time making this shawl. Clue four, only a genius like you could work out how to knit the ending and the I-cord bind off at the same time! You always amaze me. Every shawl a work of art.
Bravo!!!! Excellent!! You're a genius!! I love colors ... I love the shapes ... I love the way you do it !!! Thanks for sharing!! A new admirer ... Cant wait for the next one!!
I decided to MKAL in an instant. I'm for the first time here w/you, following along. I didn't know if I would enjoy or finish it, but I'm on time and I love it. Thanks, Stephen, congratulations!
I appreciate how you acknowledge the grams for yard of your particular yarn- it will vary based on what material and density of yarn someone is using. Alpaca and acrylic have very different weights in my experience!
I already have purchased yarn to make a second one! The last section is so cool. You are such a genius at innovative knitwear design. Waiting for November 1st to order Niberknitting - Number 2. I am HOOKED and needled in a good way, Stephen West.
This was my first MKAL Shawlography and it won't be my last. I loved every step of the way, learning as I went from one section to the other. I have to say that I did not enjoy the section 12 as much as the others, as I would have prefer to have the same design all along and not a different effect on the first 3 stripes... my OCD did not agree with that at all, but I still followed the pattern. You are a great teacher and a shawl wizard! I've already bought yarn for the Shawlography MKAL 2022! Thank you for this wonderful experience!
Love it!!! I skipped right to the end to have a peek haha. Mine is a long way from done because I re-started and re-arranged my colours but it’s all good. I’m enjoying this knit so much and there is no hurry 😊😊😊
Hi Stephen, apart from the ends and a wash, my shawl is finished at 12.10am on Saturday 6 November, I can’t wait to see the pattern for Hiberknitalong, thank you for a really great MKAL.
Love the shawlography choreography grand finale'. The shawl is so beautiful! I am relatively new to knitting so I didn't join in on the MKAL but currently working on the Iberian to develop my West taught skills. West is the best! Thank you for being my knit go to guru, you are very talented and you just make me smile. I am confident I can get to the more complicated designs with your help💗
Fantastic! Brioche stole my heart when she sniffed and nibbled your microphone. 😂 I am working on clue 2 and super excited to finish! Wonderful pattern, thank you Stephen!
Wow, this is gorgeous! I didn't get the wings when they were introduced in clue 2, but not they make so much sense! Also the striped edging in this clue seemed weird at first, but when seeing the whole shawl it just works. Thanks for the amazing pattern and for making these thorough videos for us.
Beautiful work and wonderful helpful videos! Thank you for once again inspiring us with your wildly imaginative design and enriching our knitting skills and experience, you never fail to amaze us! I'm in for any further MKALS you may throw our way, the shawls are so unique and never fail to garner many comments and compliments whenever they are worn, Thank you again for a great Shawlography journey Mr. Westknits!
This is so exciting. Learning so many new techniques in a relaxed way. My colors are very similar and this turned into my Autumn on the half-shell extravaganza. Thank you Stephen.
Beautiful! I am still doing the crosses, but will head to the stripes this weekend. I can't WAIT for pupography! My toy poodle, Bear Bear, would love to match me
Oh my gosh I had a dream there'd be a striped border, I can't believe I was so close haha! My dream was way wild though... Asymmetrical and super long... Like a body length tail. Absolutely wild, distracting feature tbh, the given border is such more sensible!
Phenomenal!!! I love this shawl. This has been a delightful journey. I am still halfway through Clue 2 but am enjoying each step in my shawl journey and taking a slow, easy pace. I looked ahead to see the ending and this is just amazing! The border is . . .. wow!!! Love it all. Thanks so much. I can't wait to see Brioche's little shawl. I didn't see it at the end?
Love the stripes, great shawl. I'm calling it my Cirque du Shawliel
Totally agree! I have been calling this my circus shawl since clue1
Luv it!!
Stephen West really is a top designer, but above all a very good educator: his written patterns as well as the video's smoothly guide you through the project in a humoristic and relaxed atmosphere: my compliments to you Stephen
I lived in Mexico for a couple of years in the 1950"s and the shawl reminds me of Mexico. As I'm spending time watching, I see the cultural influences that make Steven's signature style. Thank you for all your hard work.
After an extended illness and absence from my needles and shawlography start I’ve finally got back to it at section 10, fingers flew and I finished it! Despite the huge time gap it looks beauuuu ti-ful !!!!
The grand finale, my compliments on the fantastic end result! You are a wool wizard :)
At 61 this has been the most fun I've had knitting in my 50 years of knitting. Just beautiful and I learned so much, kept up and finished today 11/3,, Thank you for making me feel I could try and no stress I did it !!!! You are an Amazing talented designer and teacher.
Steven dancing with the finished shawl perfectly displays my feelings for this whole experience 🔥🧶❤️
Fantastic, and thank you for the amazing hand-holding tutorial videos - they make the whole MKAL a joy.
Stephen you are a beautiful genius….and the dance routine at the end was the cherry on the top….well done another great achievement 😘
I love this shawl!! After starting together with the rest when the MKAL launched, balancing work life, kids and all, I finally completed the shawl today! It is now soaking in the pail and waiting to be blocked and dried! ❤
I've just finished my I-cord bind off. I'm done! Yes! I love it. Now to sew in ends and get it blocked. Thank you for the intense, fun, knit a long.
The shawl is a work of art and the joy you bring with it is immeasurable. Your teaching style is so easy to follow and even for a not so seasoned knitter you made it
Woop woop,well I'm quite late finishing my shawloghraphy shawl,but I have done it,and I've loved doing it . I amazes me that I find it very hard to knit a sweater or a cardigan,but love doing your shawls Stephen . Thankyou so much x
Love your matching autumn oufit. What I like is that I feel these shawls are for everyone. oh...daddy you woke me up from my nap.. cute doggy.. Thanks
This is my very first MKAL. This is my very first Stephen West pattern. Seriously, I feel like the angels whispered into my ear and I'm SO GLAD THAT I LISTENED. I also listened when she whispered La Bien Aimee and had the joy of Aimee picking my colors with me. Your teaching style is so amazing.
I’ve never blocked a shawl. This is my first one! I appreciate the tutorial & advice on how to block it
I’ve just finished Clue 1, and have really had a stack of fun already. I’ve loved watching everyone’s shawls develop their own personalities on the forum, and can’t wait until mine is finished so I can dance like you! I’ve decided that “Say yes - don’t stress.” is my new life motto. :) Thank you so much.
I'm glad to see that I'm not alone. I'm still working on clue 1 but much like you have decided to take Stephen's advice and not stress. Good luck on the rest of your journey throughout shawlography.
Also on clue 1! No stress, it’s about enjoying the process and I’m loving it so far. But I couldn’t help myself and peak at the finished shawl! It’s so exciting!
I’m also still on clue one, definitely ‘embracing my own pace’! At first I wanted to try to keep up, but I had some yarn mishaps and ended up completely replacing all my yarns for the shawl so I ended up having to start over a week in. This has been my first Stephen West project, so much fun!
@@charlottewinchester4461 my yarn didn’t arrive until last week, and then I still had to wait for longer needles to arrive, as I had the right size but not length - they didn’t arrive until two days ago. I have watched every clue avidly, however.
That's it, I'm going to buy every other Westknits MKAL! I can't wait to finish work to complete clue 4! It gave me SO MUCH confidence, you have no idea how much you helped me grow as a knitter. Thank you so much for those videos, they were a ton of help! XX
Thank you, you've made my first MKAL ever very enjoyable. Now, back to knitting😁
I've had a great time making this shawl. Clue four, only a genius like you could work out how to knit the ending and the I-cord bind off at the same time! You always amaze me. Every shawl a work of art.
I'm on Clue 2 but following each release. My first Stephen West KAL and so impressed with videos and instructions. Love the finished shawl-Genius !
Bravo!!!! Excellent!! You're a genius!!
I love colors ...
I love the shapes ...
I love the way you do it !!!
Thanks for sharing!!
A new admirer ... Cant wait for the next one!!
A lovely mix of colours and textures. Thank you Stephen for such a fun, informative knitting adventure ❤️🧶
Brioche is the cutest dog!!!! And I love the shawl so so much. Stephen, you are genius. I'm enjoying this knit so much.
I decided to MKAL in an instant. I'm for the first time here w/you, following along. I didn't know if I would enjoy or finish it, but I'm on time and I love it. Thanks, Stephen, congratulations!
I appreciate how you acknowledge the grams for yard of your particular yarn- it will vary based on what material and density of yarn someone is using. Alpaca and acrylic have very different weights in my experience!
This beautiful section, a chance for the colors to take a bow.
I love that the dog, brioche was dreaming of 🧶!!! Thank you for the giggles!
I already have purchased yarn to make a second one! The last section is so cool. You are such a genius at innovative knitwear design. Waiting for November 1st to order Niberknitting - Number 2. I am HOOKED and needled in a good way, Stephen West.
Thank you Stephen, for this joyful, happy knitting journey! You’re a knitting-genius 😍❣️
This was my first MKAL Shawlography and it won't be my last. I loved every step of the way, learning as I went from one section to the other. I have to say that I did not enjoy the section 12 as much as the others, as I would have prefer to have the same design all along and not a different effect on the first 3 stripes... my OCD did not agree with that at all, but I still followed the pattern. You are a great teacher and a shawl wizard! I've already bought yarn for the Shawlography MKAL 2022! Thank you for this wonderful experience!
Stunning! What a perfect finale to this amazing yarn performance!!! Can't wait to see the Pup-ography!!!
Love it!!! I skipped right to the end to have a peek haha. Mine is a long way from done because I re-started and re-arranged my colours but it’s all good. I’m enjoying this knit so much and there is no hurry 😊😊😊
Hi Stephen, apart from the ends and a wash, my shawl is finished at 12.10am on Saturday 6 November, I can’t wait to see the pattern for Hiberknitalong, thank you for a really great MKAL.
Love the shawlography choreography grand finale'. The shawl is so beautiful! I am relatively new to knitting so I didn't join in on the MKAL but currently working on the Iberian to develop my West taught skills. West is the best! Thank you for being my knit go to guru, you are very talented and you just make me smile. I am confident I can get to the more complicated designs with your help💗
The most fun I have ever had knitting a shawl! Thank you so much!
Mr West Knits, I love Brioche. He is adorable. I am really enjoying Shawlography!
Wow, the final clue is fabulous, it will be fun to knit. I think I will wear mine very often, thanks for your creativity
Another masterpiece, Stephen! Thank you 🙏🏻 I’m on Clue 2 & will keep knitting ☺️ (🧡 just love napping Brioche next to your blocking shawl 💕🥰)
Fantastic! Brioche stole my heart when she sniffed and nibbled your microphone. 😂 I am working on clue 2 and super excited to finish! Wonderful pattern, thank you Stephen!
You are an artist in all therms to the Word. I admire you so deeply! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Dank je voor het patroon van deze prachtige shawl en de fantastische filmpjes!
Wow, this is gorgeous! I didn't get the wings when they were introduced in clue 2, but not they make so much sense! Also the striped edging in this clue seemed weird at first, but when seeing the whole shawl it just works. Thanks for the amazing pattern and for making these thorough videos for us.
I agree. I wasn't crazy about the wings. They seemed heavy somehow. Now I can see how they fit in and are not that prominent.
Wow you’re amazing and this shawl is beautiful 😍 I can’t wait to see mine finished. Thanks for another awesome MKAL
Beautiful work and wonderful helpful videos! Thank you for once again inspiring us with your wildly imaginative design and enriching our knitting skills and experience, you never fail to amaze us! I'm in for any further MKALS you may throw our way, the shawls are so unique and never fail to garner many comments and compliments whenever they are worn, Thank you again for a great Shawlography journey Mr. Westknits!
Thanks Stephen for this beautiful shawl❤️
So, so so...good!!! My first west mystery kal this year and for sure...this is the first of many more...Thank you so much for such a talent!!
This is so exciting. Learning so many new techniques in a relaxed way. My colors are very similar and this turned into my Autumn on the half-shell extravaganza. Thank you Stephen.
ooo ooo ooo - I have almost finished clue 1 but had to sneak a peak. So stunning.
Beautiful! I am still doing the crosses, but will head to the stripes this weekend. I can't WAIT for pupography! My toy poodle, Bear Bear, would love to match me
Only going to start the shawl today, so i won't spoil myself, but I can't wait to get knitting!
Yay, finished mine today......🥰 Thank you stephen.... you're an awesome designer.
The result is so beautiful. Amazing work.
This is such a surprising border, and I love it! Thanks for another great MKAL!
I love it!!!
I just don't know how you come over this stuff in your creative brain!!
❣️❣️
This has been so fun! Can’t wait to finish it and wear it! Thanks for your fun and educational videos, they are so uplifting and positive.
Que gran final querido SW, emocionante la coreografía con esta obra de arte. Llevas al siguiente nivel el tejido🎉💜
Thanks you Stephen! This pattern is so beautyful and ingenious. I love it ❤️
WOWWW WOWWWWW!!!! Mr. West you are a genius!!! Stunning!!!
This shawl is a work of art.
Beautiful shawl. Wish I had the confidence to try it 💕. Your tutorials are fantastic 😍
Fabulous! thank you so much for a great MKAL, learning new stitches with no stress, and super tutorial videos!
Holy moly, what a fun ride this shawl was. Thank you so much!!!
Really love the design, the border is so nice to finish this shawl 😍.
Thank you so much for the tip about how to place pins when blocking.
I just finished my week 1. This was so enlightening and Stephen you are so encoring. So I am going on to week two 5-9. This is going to be exciting.
Lol I meant encouraging
So beautiful. You've got it! Love the dance. Makes me want to dance also.
Amazing! I was not really into the shawl at first but the final product is a show stopper.
Oh my gosh I had a dream there'd be a striped border, I can't believe I was so close haha! My dream was way wild though... Asymmetrical and super long... Like a body length tail. Absolutely wild, distracting feature tbh, the given border is such more sensible!
Me too...although I thought the striped border would be scalloped stripes somehow. 🤔 Bur this is pretty close...and I'm not even knitting this one 😄
hehehe Brioche biting the microphone made me smile 😊
Thank you it’s been an amazing journey stay safe xxxx
Shawl is epic! I would never tell you Stephen enough with your knitting lol
Oh my this is just exquisite!! I will definitely have to make this!!!
Thank you for the excellent video tutorials! This was my first west knitsmkal but hopefully not the last
Thank you for the fun dance of patterns & color. I have been enjoying your pattern.
The result is absolutely beautiful!!!! Gorgeous ❤️ Cannot wait till I finish mine 😃
I am so excited to finish this totally a carnival party with those stripes yes!
Phenomenal!!! I love this shawl. This has been a delightful journey. I am still halfway through Clue 2 but am enjoying each step in my shawl journey and taking a slow, easy pace. I looked ahead to see the ending and this is just amazing! The border is . . .. wow!!! Love it all. Thanks so much. I can't wait to see Brioche's little shawl. I didn't see it at the end?
ERES UN ARTISTA DEL TEJIDO, DEL COLOR, DE LAS FORMAS
gracias gracias gracias!!!!.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😘🍀
"Mr. Westknits, I've had enough" 🤣
Cool Border... love this finished design very much!!
Wow that is beautiful 😍❤, I am still in clue 2 !!!! Thank you soo much, it is soooo much fun and the end result is fantastic 🧶❤
Not sure what you did, or what I did, but I have a lot more yarn left over thank.
I love looking your videos. Even though I'm not making the shawl. "You've got to make the noises too!"
👏👏👏You just "made" my weekend! Thank you!
I have no words, what an amazing work!
Happy, today (Jan. 5th 2022) I was able to finish my shawl. The border was a lot of knitting. Team snail, I know. Looks so pretty.
wonderful , Congratulations, Stephen
LOL 39:43 Brioche is dreaming of yarn 😂💭
Well that turned out to be very beautiful.
I love your color scheme!!!
Thanks for all the hard work and the fantastic tutorials. It was my 2nd MKAL and I truly enjoyed it. So off to the great show off.
I love how Brioche is dreaming of yarn ♥
loved the way u present ur creativity...can u upload videos on the sweater u r wearing....just awesome!
WOW 🤩 the shawl is stunning
Awesome! Love the fun dance at the end!!
Wow really nice work and colours
Absolutely magnificent Stephen 👏🎉💐
All I can say is FANTASTIC!!!!
Fantastic! Pure Lovely! Thank you it was a pleasure.