I’m happy to be able to show off this Sarla Shawl! I knit it for a friend during a Ravelry swap, and it was a secret up until a couple of weeks ago.
Knitting the Sarla Shawl
I love Corrina’s designs and have a few in my pattern library. But this is the first one that I’ve knit. Sarla begins with the edging, knit in garter stitch; stitches are picked up to work the body. Projects that start with a lot of stitches are always kind of a pain to get going. That said, once you get into the rhythm of the pattern and start decreasing, it’s quite nice to start speeding up on a project. When finished, this is a small shawlette, perfect for draping over the shoulders almost fichu-style, but not very large.
I picked up this yarn at Rhinebeck a couple of years ago—Into the Whirled makes beautifully dyed yarn, and this was one of their kettle-dye efforts, taking an existing colorway and dyeing it in a more “blurred” method. Since this pattern uses garter stitch and an open stitch pattern, most yarns would work well. A solid or a gradient would be really great; a hand-painted variegated may get a bit muddled but it would likely still be nice. Knitting this in a heavier yarn would easily make this shawl larger.
Details
Pattern: Sarla Shawl (Ravelry page)
Craft: knitting
Designer: Corrina Ferguson
Yarn: Into the Whirled Pakokku Sock in Ramble Kettle-dyed colorway
