Introducing my newest shawl pattern, Just Like Honey!! This pattern has long been in the works, and it feels so amazing to finally be able to share it with you all. I am offering an introductory discount, use coupon code HONEY at checkout both on Ravelry and knitgraffiti.com for a 15% discount! This offer will end on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at midnight CT.
This shawl pattern was created in collaboration with Jess of Shop La Mercerie and Carol of Swift Yarns, and I wanted to create something that would represent all three of us together in one design. Just Like Honey, we all stick together and build each other up in this community, and so I chose two different honeycomb stitch patterns for these wonderful ladies: Diamond Honeycomb for Jess and Two-Color Honeycomb Brioche for Carol, and I developed the Two-Color Brioche lattice pattern for the center panel. I am so incredibly proud to be a part of this wonderful knitting and fiber community.
A limited number of exclusive kits will be available through Shop La Mercerie starting at 9am PST!
In each kit you will receive the following:
- A digital download code for the pattern
- 4 skeins of Swift Yarns Tough Love Sock, with 3 different color options to choose from (including what I used in my original sample shown here)
- Busy Happy Hands honey hand salve
- Honeycomb stitch markers, and a bee place keeper
- Project bag with an adorable bee stamp
This pattern holds a very special place in my heart. Since joining this fiber community over 3 years ago, I have been constantly impressed by the love and support shown by all of the people involved. It’s just incredible to me. I stumbled upon Shop La Mercerie about a year ago, and fell in love with Jess’ aesthetic. I purchased a couple of sewing patterns from her, and we immediately started emailing and chatting, it made me so happy! I saw that she had a few knitting patterns, and tons of gorgeous yarn. So I knew she was the kind of person I wanted to collaborate with! We started brainstorming and this shawl design was born. Jess had started carrying Swift Yarns in her shop, which was a new-to-me indie dyer!! We had tons of fun choosing the colors for my sample, as well as for the other 2 kit options!
The stitch patterns used in this shawl were all new to me, and they might be new to you as well. It took a bit of swatching and trial and error, but once I got the hang of them, I couldn’t put this shawl down. Because these are new techniques, there aren’t very many resources out there to help you. SO!! I have put together some video tutorials, and have linked them in the pattern, as well as here in this blog post. The stitch pattern techniques are as follows:
Two-Color Double Brioche: https://youtu.be/XlailKh30Fk
Two-Color Honeycomb Brioche: https://youtu.be/ObKGDPAnFio
Diamond Honeycomb (not my own tutorial, but a great one): https://bit.ly/2v565nE
Hopefully with these resources, you will feel confident enough to cast on this shawl, and challenge yourself!! I have become a bit obsessed with Double Brioche, and will have some new patterns in the future using this fascinating technique. 🙂
If you’d like to join us, I’m hosting a Knit-A-Long for this shawl in my Ravelry group, here! I want to provide a safe space for people to knit together, and receive any help they might want or need!!
Thank you for following along, and I hope you enjoy my newest pattern! xx Lesley.
