Locks and Keys wear it like a shawl

Locks and Keys

Lindsay Lewchuk2025 New Releases, Announcements, How-to Videos, Luxury in Lace (2025 theme), Scarves, Shawls, Stitch in Focus Leave a Comment

Locks and Keys takes the delicate structure of the Lamprocapnos spectabilis and transforms it into an elegant shawlette. A base structure of brioche blossoms into Stockinette Lace combined with Brioche Lace to mimic leaves and flowers. Like all delicate structures, this one is full of knitting adventures and tricks to provide for stability while creating a seamless design. Customize Locks and Keys into a smaller kerchief or larger full-sized shawl.  The tech edited and test knit intermediate level design is fully written with the lace written and charted.  Several how-to videos are available as well. $8.50 Finished Measurements:Shawlette – 60”/ 152.5cm across by 5”/ 12.5cm deep Materials:1 skein Five Wise Owls fingering weight yarn shown in color Firestarter Single skein …

Brioche Step Shawl full length

Brioche Step Shawl

Lindsay Lewchuk2024 New Releases, Announcements, How-to Videos, KNIT knitworthy 'n intriguing techniques (2024 theme), Patterns, Shawls Leave a Comment

Dip your knitting needles into brioche shaping with the Brioche Step Shawl.  This fun extra-long crescent-shaped shawl is perfect for snuggling.  Keep an eye out for three special features.  There are no brioche purls!  With the clever use of brioche knits and slip stitches, you’ll get the look of purls without any of the work.  Despite the colorful results, this design is actually a single-colored brioche shawl – no slipping back for that contrasting color!  Finally, don’t fear the crescent mustache – a secret design element eliminates it from the start! The tech edited and test knit easy level pattern is fully written.  The pattern includes links for 4 video tutorials – brioche wrap and turn, brkfyof, kfyobyof, and a …

Peacock Ridge Shawlette

Peacock Ridge

Lindsay Lewchuk2024 New Releases, Announcements, Patterns, Shawls Leave a Comment

Spy the eye of the Peacock in the lace while an abstract fan of feathers appears in the swings between lace and Stockinette Stitch sections.  Beautiful central quadruple decreases create a lovely lace patterning offsetting structural stockinette in Peacock Ridge.  Let your stitches take flight while you show off your favorite yarns and beads.  Parade your skill with short rows with this unexpected asymmetrical construction.  Construction begins with a short row top edge cast on and transitions into long wingspan length rows.  Learn a few new skills as you sashay across the base with mini short row bind offs. The tech edited and test knit intermediate level pattern is written with the lace both written and charted.  The pattern also …

Bubbling Interplay

Lindsay Lewchuk2022 New Releases, Patterns, Scarves

Cheerful, delightful, and creative – Bubbling Interplay takes freshly blown bubbles and lands them playfully on your knitting!  Let your two favorite colors bounce and connect along the length of this made-for-summer scarf design.  For bubbles that pop pick two highly contrasting colors.  For more subtle bubbles use two mildly contrasting colors, as shown.  This slipped stitch cable design invites you to practice a rarely used technique – wrong side cables!  But since it is so infrequently seen, the pattern keeps it easy with 1/1 cables and leaves the more advanced cables for the right side only. The tech edited and test knit pattern is fully written and fully charted. $12.00 Please note: price on knitCompanion is set by knitCompanion …

Optimistic Elevations photos unmodeled

Optimistic Elevations

Lindsay Lewchuk2022 New Releases, Cowls

Reflect upon the vast vistas as you climb stitch mountains and soak up stitch sunrays in Optimistic Elevations.  A cool technique makes this graphic design easy to knit – only one color is used per round!  Travel the world with color as you choose your two favorites.  From the sweeping blues of the Himalayas to the lush greens of South America, make the mountain peaks pop and the sun shine with varying luminous tones. The tech edited and test knit pattern is fully written and charted.  A grafting how-to video is available on the blog. Please note: price on knitCompanion is set by knitCompanion Finished Measurements:24”/ 61cm around by 9.5”/ 23cm tall Materials:2 skeins Five Wise Owls fingering weight yarn …