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Knit the Look: Hanneli Mustaparta’s sweater, Kate Bogucharskaia’s wrap, and more

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The web is riddled with street-style blogs at this point, but my favorite is Vanessa Jackman’s. Not only does she have a great eye, but she makes it a cross between useful and aspirational with her “recreate the look” posts. So I’m thrilled that she’s consented to let me use her photos for a new feature here on FA which I’m calling Knit the Look — putting a DIY spin on things. I’m kicking it off with pattern and yarn recommendations for a trio of looks, but expect one rec at a time in the future! I hope you love it —

KATE BOGUCHARSKAIA’S SILK WRAP

knit the look kate bogucharskaia's black silk wrap

For a knitted version of Kate Bogucharskaia’s silky black shawl, you could knit Grace Anna Farrow’s Ferrous Wrap or Whitney Van Nes’ Whisper Wrap, using Anzula’s Mermaid silk-blend yarn in Black, (held double for the Ferrous Wrap). Or, for a heftier version of either, use Blue Sky Alpacas’ Alpaca Silk yarn in Night. See Vanessa’s recs for the rest of the ensemble.

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HANNELI MUSTAPARTA’S WINE-SOAKED SWEATER

knit the look hanneli mustaparta's wine sweater vanessa jackman

I think there’s actually some very subtle colorwork going on in Hanneli Mustaparta’s [2019: link no longer available] fuzzy wine-colored pullover. But you could get a similar depth of tone by knitting Julie Hoover’s Garance using Shibui Heichi silk tweed yarn in Graffiti held double with Shibui Silk Cloud mohair-silk yarn in Bordeaux. I might have to do this one. See Vanessa’s recs for the rest of the outfit.

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UNIDENTIFIED MODEL’S GIANT RIBBED SCARF

knit the look giant ribbed scarf vanessa jackman

Child’s play: Using Malabrigo Chunky in Burgundy and 6.5mm (US10.5) needles, cast on 38 stitches.

Row 1: [knit 2, purl 2] across 36 stitches, knit 2
Row 2: [purl 2, knit 2] across 36 stitches, purl 2

Repeat these two rows until scarf measures 72 inches (or your desired length). Bind off in pattern and weave in ends.

Of course, you might need 5 or 6 skeins of yarn to make it that big! See Vanessa’s recs for other elements of both looks.

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Street style photos © Vanessa Jackman; used with permission

New Favorites: Borealis

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borealis crochet shawl cal patch hodgepodge farm

I’ve been really enjoying all the yarny play-by-play that Design Sponge’s Instagram challenge has prompted*, but my favorite thing to appear under the hashtag so far is Cal Patch’s latest crocheted shawl — a geometric wonder in the making. I happened to see a tweet of hers linking to the shot above and asked her whether she was freehanding it or what. Turns out it’s her own brand-new pattern, Borealis, and she’s posted several progress shots since. Like the recent Fave Haiku, it seriously makes me want to brush up my crochet skills.

borealis crochet shawl pattern cal patch

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*My contributions over the weekend showed my progress as far as the elbow of the first sleeve of that ivory pullover, followed by my ripping it back to the neck. I re-knit the yoke on Sunday and am so happy I did — I just really didn’t like the look of the m1 raglans on this one.

New Favorites: Haiku

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haiku crochet shawl pattern quince and co by rebecca velasquez

I’m posting a bonus edition of New Favorites this week because yesterday, while all the web was buzzing over the new Brooklyn Tweed collection (referenced here), Quince & Co released Haiku by Rebecca Velasquez, a crocheted shawl so lovely it makes me wish I crocheted well enough to read and follow the pattern. Maybe even lovely enough to make me try.

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New Favorites: Square-in-the-round shawls

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travel shawl knitting pattern by veronik avery

The central conflict of my knitting life is that I love shawls but (broken record alert) dislike knitting back and forth. I particularly love square shawls, which there just aren’t enough of in the world. (Remember that Micaela Greg number from last spring? Still mourning the fact that it’s not mine.)

Every once in awhile I’m reminded of the fact that shawls can be knitted in the round, and I can’t imagine why I’ve never done this. The possibility finally sunk in this week when Derya Davenport, of Laylock fame, announced her latest ingenious PDF, the free Circular Shawl Knitting Cheat Sheet.* Hello, darling! So I went looking for some square-in-the-round inspiration, and came up with these beauties.

Above is Veronik Avery’s Travel Shawl pattern, which was published in “Knitting 24/7” (queue it at Ravelry). I really love the not-too-lacy stitch pattern, and the geometric border.

Below is Jared Flood’s Quill shawl pattern, in the Shetland hap-shawl style, available at Brooklyn Tweed or through Ravelry. Look at how different it is when done large and with the traditional colorwork versus smaller and in a single shade — both wonderful. It appears that, with this one, the center panel must be worked flat … and then the lace border is worked in the round? Leave me a comment if you know.

quill shawl knitting pattern by jared flood

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*If you don’t already have her basic Shawl Shaping Cheat Sheet, grab that while you’re at it.

New favorites: Fringe and more fringe

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fringed shawls knit crochet

I KNOW. But I really can’t get enough of fringed shawls these days. Especially since they’re sort of the perfect transitional piece as we head into fall — great now on their own (indoors or out), and later over a jacket. Some good ’uns:

– Oana Shawl designed by Kirsten Kapur (the incredible cocoa-brown version shown here was knitted by G-Knits)

– Sidewalk Shawl (crochet) designed by Kimberly K. McAlindin

– Beeton Shawl designed by Derya Davenport of Laylock, where she posted the “haunting tale” of this shawl’s fruition

I also love CarmineZuigiber’s sunny yellow shawl, which is a pattern called Nancy & Judy with fringe added.

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