Wednesday, July 3, 2013

New pattern! Portsmouth, NH scarf and shawl.

I have a new pattern out!  Two, actually:  the Portsmouth, NH scarf and the Portsmouth, NH shawl.  I'm kind of in love with both of them -- thank goodness that it's 60 degrees here in Chicago (in July!) and I can wear the shawl everywhere.



You can see that they're very similar patterns, knit in different weights of yarn (for a rather different effect).  The idea that inspired this design was to break down the false dichotomy between scarves and shawls.  Why should't scarves have interesting (ie, non-rectangular) shapes and fun details?  Why shouldn't shawls be as easy to wear as scarves?

So, what's with the name?  Portsmouth NH is a city on the eastern seaboard of the US that I (almost) lived in for a year.  (Technically, I live in Durham, NH.  Durham is kind of boring, though, so I spent a lot of time in Portsmouth).  It's a marvelously funky place, combining historic New England charm, NH individualism, and that international feel lots of port towns have.  It's also pretty cold in the winter.

2 comments:

  1. This really caught my eye.... Im from Portsmouth New Hampshire, born and breed. I love the scarf. I just wish I had seen the test for this, before it was full. Hope you publish it.
    Great job

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  2. I'm glad you like it! I loved Portsmouth, and think that I'd love wearing this scarf or shawl there. Although there's a test knit going on, the pattern is actually already released! If you follow the links at the top of the page to ravelry, you can purchase the patterns there.

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