Haw Frost Shawl Cardigan

[hjeidi]

Haw frost is thick and fluffy and looks like snow has fallen ... this yarn reminded me of that especially with the metallic threads. I love making shawl cardigans - they are sooo quick and simple

 

It was supposed to snow this weekend and I hoped to take a picture in the snow ... but the weather seems to be restricted to sleet and giant hailstones so I gave up and took a quick picture in a break between hail.

 

 

Instructions and pattern + more pictures here:

 

http://heidiwalsh.pbwiki.com/Haw++Frost+Shawl+Cardigan

 

Heidi

[catheryn]

Jost lovely...and thanks for the pattern. It is now on my todo list!!

[alibra]

It is beautiful, looks to be soft and warm...lovely!!

[benthyrdeeders]

Very elegant.....although I think snow is a four letter word this time of year!lol

[LizaKaye]

That's beautiful! I have some mohair yarn that I had no idea what to do with........now I know! Thanks for the pattern and the idea!

[mama_crochet]

Very Pretty!

[caitlinsmom]

WOW its so gorgeous & thank you for this great pattern.

[Mrs. Principal]

Very pretty pattern!

[yarncat]

Lovely!

[Cherokee2]

Just beautiful... And so nice of you to share the pattern... I think I might make this for one of my dil's. Thanks!

[RoseRed]

that is really pretty.

[happy stitcher]

That's beautiful!

It looks so soft and cuddly!

[cher49]

It is so beautiful... but after reading the pattern what is a dip and a trough ?

[JCB]

Simply Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your pattern.

 

Joan

[grrlsmom]

Gorgeous! I'm gonna try this pattern - TFS!

[JoBug]

Very nice!!!! TY!!

[Julexia]

Lovely!

[Thata]

Your Cardigan is so lovely. Thank you for your pattern sharing too

[hjeidi]

It is so beautiful... but after reading the pattern what is a dip and a trough ?

 

The stitch is ripple stitch which ends up with peaks and troughs (or peaks and dips ... I should have been more consistent!! )

 

The pattern ends up looking like:

 

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A trough/dip is the bit where the pattern goes down - you can see them easily after about 3 rows. It forms where you tr, sk 2, tr on each row.

 

The peaks are the bits where the pattern goes up. They form where you (tr, 2ch, tr) into the same place on each row.

 

Heidi

[GEMINI4659]

Wow thank you for being so generous.

 

I can not wear real wool , could you please tell me , could I sub it with a soft chunky wool that is 5 ply

[hjeidi]

Wow thank you for being so generous.

 

I can not wear real wool , could you please tell me , could I sub it with a soft chunky wool that is 5 ply

 

I sub the pattern quite frequently - as long as the yarn crochets to a similar tension you should be fine. The length per 50g is one of the key indicators I use to work out whether or not the wool will substitute ok and then an eye on the overall dimensions to work out where to create the armholes.

 

Heidi

[CraftyJen]

It is really beautiful and thanks for the pattern.

BTW.......we got a bit of that snow and it's still snowing....lol

[carovan]

Your shawl is really pretty. It looks so warm and cozy.

[itzhunic]

I can't wear wool at all. And it's too hot here in TX to have such a chunky warm shawl cardigan. What do you think about a much lighter weight yarn?

Would that work too for this pattern?

[hjeidi]

I can't wear wool at all. And it's too hot here in TX to have such a chunky warm shawl cardigan. What do you think about a much lighter weight yarn?

Would that work too for this pattern?

 

I'm making one in cotton at the moment ready for summer ... if you wait a short while I will post it and the pattern.

 

Really you can use any yarn and stitch pattern simply by creating three rectangles to roughly the sizes given, sewing together with gaps for armholes, and then adding arms.

 

 

Heidi