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When we dream, our spirits take flight. We travel on feathers and clouds across the globe, to places that exist in our imagination, to the future and the past. Daydreams express our hearts’ deepest hopes. And for many of us, knitting brings us this opportunity to experience the sights, sounds, tastes, scents, and feelings. With each stitch, we bask in the enjoyment of it all.

Daydream is a shawl for those with wanderlust. This crescent shawl is worked bottom up, with short rows shaping the curve. Let your dreams select the yarn. Linen or silk yarn creates magnificent drape, shine and sheen that transports you to other worlds. Cotton gives you a soft touchstone to familiar ground. Wool cuddles you for trips to beautiful icy heights.

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The Chrysanthemum Shawl, originally published in March 2016, is a collaborative piece between Amelia Putri, Indonesia’s first indie yarn dyer, and Aroha Knits. The Chrysanthemum flower represents optimism and joy, two values that both Amelia and I hold dear! May this shawl bring you joy and positivity, as well as beauty, to your handmade wardrobe!

This design features an all-over lace pattern (which looks more complicated than it really is) on a half-pi shawl construction. Meaning, you don’t have to worry about edge stitches or stitch count increases until you reach the end of the section. Each section of the shawl is knit “straight”, followed by a row of increases to form the shape. It’s a very accessible construction to those new to shawl knitting!

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Can you smell the sea breeze?

When we think of shawls, we often envision warm wraps to cover ourselves during the chilly winter months. While this shawl can certainly serve that purpose (just use a wool-based fiber!), I designed the Taha Moana (Te Reo Māori for “Seashore”) shawl as a warm-weather accessory. This majestic and flowing shawl evokes images of moonlit moments by the sea or tranquil rest under the shade of palm trees overlooking sandy beaches.

The 3/4 shawl shape makes it easy to wear over the shoulders — much more practical than a triangular shawl at times — but if you prefer to knit a triangular version, instructions are provided for that modification! Four colours were used in the original sample, but instructions are included for creating a version with two or three colours as well.

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