What do I need????

I hope you'll have patience with me as I continue to find my way around this whole blogging adventure. You'll see that I've added some links so that you can find patterns, and alternatives easily and without fuss. That was today's lesson!

But there are some basic material supplies that will answer your question of what do I need????

The basic knitting pattern takes 3 skeins of Lion's Brand Homespun (6 ounce skeins) and 8 mm or 9 mm knitting needles. I would recommend a circular knitting needle so that the weight of the shawl as it grows rests in your lap instead of dragging on your shoulders.

The basic shawl can also be knit out of worsted weight (usually 100 gram skeins), but then you will require about 5 skeins. The same needle size can be used.

The basic crochet pattern is less specific. It suggests 3 to 5 skeins of yarn -- worsted (100 gram skeins) or Lion's Brand Homespun (6 ounce skeins)or a chunky weight yarn. Crochet takes more yarn than knitting, so you'll need more yarn. Recommended crochet hook sizes for worsted weight are 6.0 mm or 6.5 mm. For Homespun or Chunky weight a 10.0 mm hook is suggested.
We haven't had anyone test crochet a shawl for us so we can't be more specific at this time.

Cathy can tell you that her three skeins of Homespun were sufficient for a knitted shawl, with a little left over. She also says that her tension tends to be on the loose side.

We do ask that the yarn be one of the "easy care" variety: washer and dryer friendly.

If you want to do a more complicated pattern (see links at the side), then you will need to be guided by the yardage that the pattern specifies.

We hope that this will be a rewarding experience in the creative aspect, as well as a gift of blessing to the recipient.

Dawn