Here’s a shawl design called “House Down Boots” that uses two skeins of Boots sock yarn and is knit on a larger needle. (We used a US #6.) Soft and stretchy, the shawl is fashionable and lightweight. The patterns uses a dropped stitch that you unravel after knitting that gives an openwork look to the […]
The finished Crochet Along Together (CAT) is being worn by Graywood Knits’ in-house model, Florence. She is ready for an evening strolling around town or hanging with friends at a restaurant with this lovely, and oh-so-soft shawl. This shawl (pattern name is “Double Down”) is equally attractive when worn draped over the shoulders and hanging […]
I’m finishing my second Hitchhiker Shawl, a Martina Behm design, which is much loved on Ravelry. This post contains some of my knitting notes and a photo gallery of knitting the shawl. I keep track of how many notches or teeth there are along one edge of the shawl. Writing down the number of notches […]
A cup of coffee, maybe two, in the morning and my knitting are the start of my day. I cast on a one skein shawl, this one, in late August using Zauberball Cotton in a gradient that features brown to taupe to dull pink. Since the ball started with brown, I’m calling this my Coffee Shawl. It […]
I started knitting Sensibility Shawl, a free download pattern from the Graywood Designs website, because I wanted to try a lace pattern using HiKoo Concentric,a 100% alpaca yarn that comes in a 200 gram cake. I chose the color “Trixie” that moves from a soft raspberry to deep gray to a hint of pink to […]
From time to time, a really unique yarn comes along and, here at Graywood Designs, we like to play with those yarns. Concentric is one of those yarns. The first thing that caught our attention was the price — $47.95 per cake. Really? Then there is that word “cake” — a word that seems to […]
Mmmm, delicious knitting! Here’s Zauberball Starke 6, the heavier weight version of Crazy Zauberball, knit up in the Hitchhiker pattern that is so popular on Ravelry.com. One of our Graywood Studio knitters, Chris, knit up an entire ball of Starke 6 using a larger needle, probably US #6 or larger. We LOVE the effect of […]
I got caught on starting a Hitchhiker Scarf last weekend and decided that it will be perfect for knitting while watching my favorite holiday movies. Think “White Christmas,” “Holiday Inn,” and “Polar Express,” all accented with a liberal dose of relaxing knitting. Hitchhiker is knit in garter stitch, shaped as an oblong shawl and has […]
Here’s Funtastic, Color 817, in the CoBaSi sock (fingering) weight yarn that is wool free and oh-so-soft-to-knit. Use it for a simple summer scarf or a baby sweater or a pair of socks. The delightful color change will be a show stopper in what ever you knit from this lovely yarn. HINT: If you are […]
There are two FREE patterns on our website for knitters so far. The new website gives us the opportunity to share PDFs with knitters and we hope that you will take a look at these designs. There’s Softie Hat that’s knit using sock yarn and circular needles. The ribbing is knit on a smaller needle […]