I am so excited to finally introduce you to a project that Julie and I have been collaborating on for the past couple of months. A collection of four shawl designs inspired by the stars called, appropriately, The Stella Collection! Stella is the latin word for 'star' and coincidentally, also the name of TFA's hardest working mascot! Each pattern in the collection is available as an individual download on Ravelry, or as part of the collection as a whole in e-book format.
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| Clockwise from top left: Nashira, Adhara, Solaria and Suncrest. |
Each design features a different TFA Fingering Weight yarn base. The designs also represent 4 different shapes, sizes, textures, colours; each one is truly unique! This week I'll be highlighting each design in a series of blog posts starting with:
You may recognize this shawl from the banner on my websites home page. I've been teasing you with a sneak peak for months! This shawl is my interpretation of a 2 colour design with an emphasis on texture. Just like the colours subtly shift from one to the next, I wanted the shawl to graduate from a textured center, to a leafy border, to the lightest, airiest crocheted cast off.
Details:
Size: 60” across top edge, 28” from center back to bottom point.
Yarn: Tanis Fiber Arts Blue Label fingering weight yarn, 80%
merino, 20% nylon 115g (4oz) = 385m (420yds).
Colour A: Shadow, 1 skein (colour A is used for the cast on,
the body of the shawl and the leafy border).
Colour B: Atlantic, 1 skein (colour B is used for the body
of the shawl and the crocheted cast off, ½ skein would be enough).
Needles: 4mm (US 6) 32" circular needle.
Gauge: 24 sts and 30 rows = 4” in
star cluster pattern after blocking.
Additional Tools and Materials: Tapestry needle, crochet hook, waste yarn, stitch marker.
Ravelry Pattern Page here.
The Stella Collection Details Page here.
ohmygoodness. this is lovely!!! beautiful! thanks so much for sharing! xo
ReplyDeleteAdhara is beautiful!! So excited that the collection is now live. :D
ReplyDeleteIf I hadn't put myself on a yarn and pattern diet earlier this month (all the way until January, 2013! -- waaaah) I'd be buying the pattern and the yarn this minute, and casting on for Adhara as soon as I got the yarn in my hands...I love everything about it. The other patterns are beautiful too. Great collaboration!
ReplyDeletewow good luck on the 'diet'... I'd knit all these four up at once if I had 8 hands!!
DeleteAbsolutely gorgeous designs Tanis! I have been wondering about that blue shawl for a while - can't wait to try them out :)
ReplyDeleteOooh. I've had my eye on this shawl since you first posted the picture.I'm going to have to clear up some WIPs...
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS!!! enough said :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful collection! I may be partial to Adhara :)
ReplyDeleteAt last - no more wondering where in the world that lovely shawl pattern was hiding!
ReplyDeleteHave a question - do you have an alternate knitted cast-off for the non-crocheters?
You could always just do a regular knit bind off (just be sure to keep it nice and stretchy) but even for non-crocheters this cast off is a breeze and is so pretty! There's no fancy crocheting involved, just simple chain stitch. It would be a great new skill to try!
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ReplyDeleteI am so glad you published this pattern. I have meaning to write to you about the shawl since I first saw your updated website. I just purchased and downloaded the Stella Collection. Look forward to a chance to knit from it! Excellent work!