Now that I have opened up my knitting world to triangular things, it seems I cannot get enough of them. The Way From Brighton was tons of fun, I couldn't hardly put this one down, and I already have 2 more triangle shaped thingies started.
This pattern was from the Knitscene Accessories 2012 issue, Lokken by Megi Burcl. There were several things I love in that issue (and every issue!), and this was one of them. At first, I didn't know if I could find a suitable substitute yarn, because the original with just two colors was so dang cute. Then I stumbled upon this Knitpicks yarn on clearance, and decided to give it a shot. It is not quite the same effect, but I love it just the same.
The great things I'm finding about knitting shawls/wraps/kerchiefs (triangle thingies!):
-They don't take so long that you lose interest
-They can contain interesting details (like FRINGE!!!)
-They are still somewhat portable (more than a sweater, to a certain point)
-And, they have a pretty high impact. It's satisfying to wear it out for the first time, and you usually get comments, because they can be so unique. They also pull together a simple outfit more, I think.
So, one of my favorite details on this project?
THE FRINGE!!! I did color blocked on the side with the blocks, and crazy mixed up color fringe on the side with the long stripes. I think it works better than color blocking both sides since I used a multi-color yarn.
So, that's all for now. I'm off to knit and Ravelry stalk more triangles!
Also, here are the Ravelry details if interested!
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