This is the Record Collector shawl, a new pattern now available to download directly from the website and Ravelry

About this Pattern

My husband and I often enjoy an evening dusting off the vinyl and listening to our favourite tracks on the record player. This shawl was born from such an evening when I had nothing on the needles that I could just mindlessly work on while we listened to music. So I cast on a simple pattern of predominantly stockinette but with a purl ‘groove’ to create breaks in the stitches, much like the song break lines on a record. And so came about the Record Collector shawl.

Record collector uses two skeins of 4ply yarn starting with a colourful, variegated skein to let your stitches sing out loud! A simple repetition of knit and purl stitches makes this a catchy knit and one that is easy to memorise. Once you have reached the end of your first skein it’s time to jazz things up and introduce a contrast colour, changing the rhythm of your stitches as you knit the textured border.

Like the main body of the shawl, the border uses just knit and purl stitches but here the stitches work to pull the fabric into a fluted rib pattern for the final outro.

And once you have cast off, if you flip the shawl over you will see that it also has a very attractive B-side!

This pattern has been tech edited and test knitted prior to publication. A handy stitch count checklist is also provided.

Stitches Used – Sl1 wyif, knit, purl, kyok (knit-yarnover-knit), yo

Sizes – One size

Measurements – The finished blocked shawl measures 82” (208 cm) wingspan and 18” (46cm) in depth

Materials

• Yarn A – Main Body – 465yd / 425m, 3.5 oz / 100g 4 ply, sock or fingering weight yarn. The yarn used in the pattern pictures is Under the Olive Tree Knits Chora sock yarn, 75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon in the Goldengrey colour (1 skein)
• Yarn B – Border – 465yd / 425m, 3.5 oz / 100g 4 ply, sock or fingering weight yarn. The yarn used in the pattern pictures is Under the Olive Tree Knits Chora sock yarn, 75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon in Steel (1 skein)
• US size 5 (3.75mm) 32” (100cm) circular needle
• A tapestry needle for weaving in the ends
• Pins for blocking

Gauge

23 stitches and 32 rows to 4” / 10cm in stockinette stitch after blocking

Download Record Collector on Ravelry

Download Record Collector from the Website

 Record Collector Shawl Kit

Kits are available for the Record Collector shawl with everything you need for the project.

The kit includes 2 skeins of 100g skein of Chora Sock Yarn (75% Superwash Merino / 25% nylon)  at 425m per 100g skein. 

There are 6 colour combinations to choose from (including the upcoming Yarn of the Month colour for April!)

Kits are presented in organza bags and you can add a needle and also a printed copy of the patten. They make great gifts too!

 Buy a Record Collector Shawl Kit

The pattern has been professionally tech edited by James Bartley and was tested by a fantastic group of test knitters too!

Thank you Sharon, Linda, Pat, Sabina. Pam and Martine.

Here's what they had to say about this pattern:

"This shawl was so fun to make—easy enough to do in front of the TV but had enough pattern changes to keep my interest. I love the you could wear it with either side being the front and they would be a little different" – Pat

“What a lovely pattern – I can't wait to wear this to my next record fair!” – Sabina

Thanks for reading, I hope you like the new pattern!

Jem

The Beauty of the Rain Shawl was one of my earliest knitting designs, and it has been given a fresh makeover! It's been re-written to use a 100g / 600m skein of lace yarn with a deeper lace border, and the pattern now includes a handy stitch count checklist and a new video tutorial on adding beads to the bind-off.

It’s a well-known stereotype that us Brits like to talk about the weather. It’s always makes for a good topic of conversation because it’s so unpredictable and has the ability to scupper our plans for a nice day out at short notice. But I do think that rain sometimes gets a bad rap. Even though rain can darken our skies and cancel our plans at the last minute with its gloomy demeanour, we can’t live without it!

The Beauty of the Rain shawl was designed to celebrate the inevitable rainfalls that shower upon us. Whether the rain is predicted or unexpected, literal or metaphorical, there will always be grey days. But these days can offer a chance to take a step back and view things from a different perspective, a chance to try something new, or offer some time-out for reflection and self-care.

Rainy days also make for excellent knitting days ;)

But whatever the weather, this pretty lace shawl will be sure to keep any boredom at bay! Knitted with laceweight yarn, the shawl alternates sections of stockinette with a pretty diamond lace pattern. The lace begins as a thin solitary band, which then expands in the next section, before opening up into a full cascade of lace all the way to the border. Beads sparkle in the centre of each diamond, but the frequency of their placement slowly trickles off as you work your way towards the edge. The picot bind-off also incorporates beads which are suspended like hanging raindrops along the very bottom of your finished shawl.

A handy stitch count checklist is also now provided with the pattern.

Stitches Used – Sl1 wyif, kyok, yo, knit, purl, k-tbl, k2tog, ssk, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3tog

Sizes – One size

Measurements – The finished blocked item measures 73” (185cm) wingspan and 22” (56cm) length

Materials

• 3.5oz / 100g, 656 yds / 600m skein of laceweight yarn. The yarn used in the pattern is Under the Olive Tree Peristera Lace Yarn – 55% superwash BFL / 45% silk in the Purple Velvet colourway
• 344 x size 8 (3mm) beads – The beads used in the pattern picture are Iridescent Amethyst from Under the Olive Tree Knits

• 1 x 0.5mm crochet hook for adding the beads

• 1 x US size 4 (3.5mm) 32-40” (80-100cm) circular needle

• 55 x stitch markers (optional for marking off the lace repeats)

Gauge:  24 stitches and 38 rows to 4” (10cm) in stockinette stitch after blocking

Download the Pattern from Ravelry

Download the Pattern from the Website

Beauty of the Rain Shawl Kit

Kits are available for the Beauty of the Rain shawl with everything you need for the project.

The kit includes a skein of Peristera Lace Silk and Bluefaced Leicester yarn (55% Superwash Merino / 45% silk) 600m per 100g skein, a pack of co-ordinating beads and the pattern.

Kits are presented in organza bags and you can add a needle and also a printed copy of the patten. They make great gifts too!

The kits are available in 4 colours with co-ordinating beads. Choose from:

• Purple Velvet yarn with Iridescent Amethyst beads (as per the sample photos)
• Merlot (dark red) yarn with Plum beads
• Steel (silver grey) yarn with Crystal beads
• Royal Blue yarn with Capri Blue beads

Buy a Shawl Kit

If you have previously purchased this pattern on Ravelry, it will automatically be updated to this new version for you. If you have previously purchased a kit and would like an updated pattern then please drop me an email.