Saturday 10 March 2012

The multicoloured sock yarn shawl

I have finished knitting a shawl that is both wild and crazy in colour, and wonderfully warm and cozy.  Comforting and lively in equal measure.  These contrasts really make me smile.

Multicoloured sock yarn shawl - blocking

I love the old-fashioned charm of shawls, and I love the wrapped-up, comforting feeling I get when wearing one.  Wearing a shawl is like wearing a hug.  It is the time of year - almost - where I can put my coat away and grab a shawl instead when I nip to the corner shop, or walk to the school to pick up O.

Wearing my shawl

This one is made from all the leftover ends of sock yarn that I had.  It is a reminder of all the things I have ever knitted from sock yarn - that is four pairs of socks, three baby kicking bags and a shawlette.  It has every colour you could think of in it, apart from black (I don't like black, and never wear it if I can help it).  Pink, red, sky blue, brown, purple, white, orange, navy blue, green, yellow, grey, turquoise, lilac - they're all here.

Multicoloured sock yarn shawl - blocking

I decided not to plan in which order I used the yarns.  I just went with whichever ball I picked up next.  The result is nicely random and a little bit mad.  The pattern was a very simple, free one from Ravelry - it needed to be simple with all this colour jumping around.  I just kept going until I had used all the yarn, and it turned out just the right size.  Clearly it was meant to be.

Multicoloured sock yarn shawl - blocking

Technical details on Ravelry, here.

10 comments:

  1. Oh, it is so beautiful in all it's jumbly glory.

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  2. Oh how fab! Very much hoping you'll wear it to Kew next week. K x

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  3. I love your shawl - I keep planning to knit a shawl for myself. What pattern did you use? xx

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    1. Anna, the pattern is on Ravelry - if you click on the link at the end of the post you can get all the details (and the pattern, which is free!) there. Nancy x

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    2. Thank you - will check it out immediately. x

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  4. Oh that's really turned out well! Lovely that it invokes memories of other knits too :-).

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  5. What a brilliant way to use up leftover yarn. And a useful reminder of all your other creations.

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  6. That is just amazing. The colours all blend so well together and it's such a great way to use up all the odds and ends.

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  7. Love it. Beautiful, unique and practical.

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