Hip Stripes Shawl Pattern by Joji Locatelli
The Hip Stripes Shawl is finally finished! I’ve been stitching this up for Joji Knits Fall KAL. It has an irregular crescent shape, with striped wedges separated by delicate bands of cross-stitch lace. I found this shawl to be very relaxing to knit with lots of repeats throughout the pattern. I didn’t have to constantly look at my notes and could take this knit on the go easily. The pattern was well written, and I would recommend as an intermediate knitting project.
I used the yarn Kupa Baby Yak Organic Cotton from mYak. My colors were the same as the original sample - Samana (Light gray, 4 skeins) and Avalokita (Dark Gray, 3 skeins). I purchased my yarn from Knit Dallas in Texas. This was the only yarn shop I could find that carried this yarn in the amount I needed. I belive mYak restocks their small batch colors in the Spring, so I’m sure more inventory will be available soon. This yarn was lovely to work with, and I didn’t have any issues.
The shawl is lightweight & airy, perfect for end of Summer evenings and these oddly hot, but windy days we’ve been having this Fall! I’ll be gifting this to my Grandma, she has been wanting a knit shawl for Florida.
This self-published pattern by Joji Locatelli was included in her Fall Knitalong. This KAL is a very popular one, with several participants each year. It’s best to sign up for her e-mails and watch socials to register for this late Summer/early Fall. There is a cut off for how many people can participate to win prizes. Most of knitalong takes place on Ravelry Forums and threads. Each project entered gets a number, and there are several chat threads separated by garment (I was on team shawls). There are also small mini challenges throughout the KAL that you can complete, too. It’s fun to connect with other makers and see all the patterns come to life. There are lots of great prizes and sponsors for this KAL, and I would recommend if you are a Joji fan!