This past week, I started a project from Mason-Dixon Knitting’s newest field guide (#5) Sequences: the Corrugated Shawl, designed by Cecelia Campochiaro.
The piece is obviously not blocked. I am using the yarn called for in the pattern: Crave Caravan, which is a glorious mix of merino wool, cashmere, camel, and mulberry silk. It’s sportweight, with 354 yards per 100 gram skein. I’m using the Tilly colorway, a lovely chocolate brown, purchased from the Mason-Dixon Shop. I had a hard time choosing a color — the natural is beautiful, but I really wanted something darker but still neutral. I was a bit concerned that the stitch texture would not show up well on a darker yarn, but happily that is not a problem. The texture shows beautifully.
The photo above is washed out and does not show the true color. This is closer to reality:
This pattern is addictive. It’s a sampler of 16 different texture patterns separated by stockinette and reverse stockinette spacers. I have just used up my first skein of yarn (it takes 4 skeins) and I am slightly more than 25% done, so it’s nice to know I’m right on track with my yarn usage.
The stitch patterns are simple, so it’s an easy knit. But it’s also a fun knit. The yarn is gorgeous and the texture of the stitch patterns show off the yarn to its best advantage. This will be a lovely warm wrap when completed.
Here is the Little Prince, ready to allow his subjects to approach and offer chin scritches.
Now if you will excuse me, I need to get back to my knitting and binge-watch something on television.
Thanks for this! I have been tempted by this pattern and this yarn. (MDK is a dangerous place to visit!) So I am happy to see a work in progress and hear that it sounds both easy and entertaining to knit. Thanks for the review, and thanks for showing your project; it looks great.
Your new shawl looks lovely, but the photo of Loki is gorgeous!
The pattern is addictive. I started it (with some stash Belle DK and some minor row-count changes) a few days ago. Really liking the corrugated look.
Beautiful pattern and that picture of the “Little Prince” is just
The best
Love that yarn color and it does look like a fun pattern to knit but… is it really going to block out into a straight edged piece of knitting? I know blocking can perform miracles but… I’m going to be very impressed if it works. 🙂
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