Day 126: The Three Way Shawl
by thecraftaholic
Quote:
“Through meditative techniques, one can free the mind of delusions and attain what we call enlightenment.”
Wow. I have nothing to say. Well, that’s not true. Meditating has really saved my life quite a bit. How?
Well, the truth is I was at one point a very sad person. I mean, I had a lot handed to me at a very young age. I’ve gone through things that some people don’t go through in a lifetime. Everyone goes through stuff. We all interpret it differently. Some children, when they are upset, they cry. Others yell and throw tantrums. It’s like adults. I’m more of a crybaby, myself.
So I started meditating about 13 years ago, when I had miscarried. It was a hard time for me. I went through that alone. But meditation somehow helped me stay sane. That and my writing is really what saved me.
Because of my solitude in life, I was forced to let out my sadness somehow. I let it out through my writing, and my art. It is in this time that I really feel that I started to become an artist. I was always creative. But my art came from this dark and dreary thing that happened to me so long ago. Everything happens for a reason. Bad things happen to good people. It’s life. But then we go through it, we turn to our faith in a higher power, we turn to our meditation and prayer…then years later we see…it happened, and out of it, came something beautiful.
Today’s crafty endeavor, is a FREE knitting pattern!
I’ve been working on this shawl for some time now, and just recently finished it! Yay for me. It’s another light, airy lace pattern, this time a variation on my golden cowl pattern.
The nice thing about this shawl is that it can be worn many ways.
You can wrap it around as a shawl or wrap.
You can wear it as a scarf, around the neck.
You can wear it as a cowl.
Fun, right?
The Three Way Shawl
3 skeins of Lion Brand Amazing Yarn
Size 17 needles
CO 40 Sts.
Lace Pattern:
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: K2tog, YO (for entire row)
Row 4: Purl
Continue until piece measures 50″, then cast off.
That’s it! You are finito. Easy right? Even a beginner can knit this up.
The Craftaholic
Confessions of a Craftaholic 
I just love your three way shawl!! I like the look of “airiness”(if there’s such a word)it has!!
I’m glad to hear that you’re doing much better today by your writings, art and meditation!! My favorite thing to do when things aren’t going just right, I sit and write. It’s mostly like journal writing. Have a great day!! Cris
i love the look of your three way shawl
right now i have 3 baby afghan to make
i mostly crochet
trying to find time to finish
hope you are doing better now
This is so beautiful. I just learned how to knit yesterday and I can’t wait to dive into this project. I’ve crocheted for many years, and there’s just something about knit that crochet can’t capture. Thank you for making this beautiful pattern free!
What color of Amazing did you use for yours?
Thanks!
You know I used half a skein of Ruby (cuz that’s what I had left) and then a whole skein of rainforest!
Hope this helps!
Yes! Thank you again!
[…] back to my amazing new project. (Anyone have Kanye stuck in their head’s now?) It is called The Three Way Shawl. After I gave in and bought this yarn, I was drawing blanks on what to make with it. Truthfully, I […]
Question – how do I end a row with a YO? I need to do that so I can keep 40 stitches, right? Am I understanding row 3 correctly?
Hi Jen! Just pick up a stitch from the previous row~!
Love your scarf. What size is 17 if your knitting on Uk needles. Is it 12.5mm and did you just use one strand. Once again love your scarf regards julia