mini skeins – CharKnit

Wildflower Bouquet

Crazy thing happened. I was inspired in an overwhelming way by the colors of Spring that were popping up all around me. My mind was taken over by the desire to pick colorways, cast on, and just start working it out of me and into the design of the shawl. Once I got started, itContinue reading “Wildflower Bouquet”

Summer Solstice Shawl

Solstice Swells is an elongated crescent shaped shawl designed to be knit with a 21, 20g mini-skein fingering-weight set or scraps from other projects and one 100g skein. Spending time on the water is my favorite part of summer and was the inspiration behind Solstice Swells. The waves and garter rows represent ripples on theContinue reading “Summer Solstice Shawl”

Cowl with a Cause

Cowl with a Cause is a seamless cowl designed to be knit with a 12 mini-skein fingering-weight set or scraps from other projects. It also can be knit with full 100g skeins, alternating one MC and one CC. This is the perfect project to knit over a week-long vacation or staycation, it is a quickContinue reading “Cowl with a Cause”

An un-advent advent set

I have mixed feelings about “advent” sets. First, I LOVE mini skeins, I LOVE mini skein sets, I LOVE fades, speckles, and surprises. I get pleasure in supporting small businesses, indie dyers who put their hearts and souls into these carefully curated bundles of squishy joy. But then comes the feelings about the not-so-inclusive wordContinue reading “An un-advent advent set”

Second Chance Shawl

Second Chance Shawl is a triangle shawl designed to be knit with a leftover 25 (or 24 depending on the set) mini-skein fingering-weight set or scraps from other projects. It also can be knit with 12 full mini skeins (each color used twice) or one MC and one CC. Sometimes mini skein sets are a mysteryContinue reading “Second Chance Shawl”

Second Chance Shawl: The Shlanket of Your Dreams

I was so excited to have blocked and finished my first Second Chance Shawl that I had to take photos right away: Second Chance Shawl is testing now! To see the progress of the testknitters (and myself!) check out the hashtags #secondchanceshawl or #secondchanceshawltkal on Instagram. Two sizes available, more details coming soon!