Find your fade shawl

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The Find your Fade shawl by Andrea Mowry has been on my make wish list since its release in late 2016. I remember seeing it on Ravelry's homepage and wondering how colours that were so contrasting could become so blended and seamless. I thought there must have been some witchcraft going on. Was it a stitch I didn't know about? Was it the yarn itself? I had to find out. (Answer: it's all about the yarns you choose). I spent the next few years building my knitwear business, finding little time…

GUYS! It’s official! After three years of humming and hawing I FINALLY CAST ON MY FIND YOUR FADE SHAWL! Granted I didn’t get very far but we’re not focusing on that right now. I committed to colours, I wound yarn and I cast on. That’s a huge deal for me. Do you know how many iterations there has been of this shawl? I think the only other thing I’ve spent more time deciding on is my tattoo… and I still haven’t got that as yet. That’s another story. Ash and I have been talking about that for…

Did you know, just like fashion, the knitting world also has some big name designers! These designers create projects and patterns for you to knit so you can have a completed project that comes out as expected. And hopefully, you’ll knit garments you want to wear again and again. One of the bigg

This Find your Fade knit shawl is one of my favorite projects. I selected the yarn from women indie dyers from around the world.

Pattern: Find Your Fade by Andrea Mowry Yarn: a mishmash of lots of leftover bits and bobs of yarn including TFA permanent collection and OOAK colourways and the 2 pink's are Hedgehog Fibres. All the details on my Ravelry project page. Ravelry Project page here . Find Your F

In a super rare move, I’ve finished a massive knitting project just over a year after I started it. (I’ve had some crocheted blankets on the go for nearly a decade!) Last week, after wo…

I originally made these for a friend who wanted to show off her Jamberry nails while still keeping her hands warm! Hence, the name. She gave me the cutest musical Jams in exchange! Perfect for a mu…

While perusing a recent issue of Vogue Knitting magazine, I came across an article describing the fade technique. This technique involves blending various colors of yarn together by simply striping…