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I designed this shawl on a recent vacation to Hawaii.
In the Hawaiian language, "Ohana"
means "family" whether it be a blood-relation, adopted, or those you choose to make your
family.
Whatever the case may be, it's a sentiment that perfectly embodies the intention
behind this shawl design! I selected Berroco Remix yarn for this design for several reasons.
For starters, this yarn has a soft, tweedy cotton feel, which makes it perfect for every
member of your family, and is comfortable for just about any season. And, an exciting and
fun reason is that we've spent the last seven months collaborating with Berroco on a new
catalog that will debut this November. We've learned so much about Berroco during the
process, for example, Berroco has been owned by the Wheelock family for six generations!
So cool! It's this time spent in collaboration that has only further solidified Berroco's place in
the Jimmy Beans Wool family. So you can see how the Ohana Shawl is truly all about family!
It's also a super quick knit with simple patterning that is done on US 8 needles, so there is
still plenty of time to make a few as gifts for the holidays!
From our family to yours, happy knitting!
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Full Downloadable and Printable Pattern Available Here
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Materials
- Two skeins of Berroco Remix for the Main Color (#3489 Ocean shown).
- One skein of Berroco Remix for the Contrasting Color (#3930 Smoke shown).
- US 8-32" circular needle.
- One darning needle or crochet hook for weaving in ends.
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Gauge
- 13 sts to 4" in garter stitch after blocking. Gauge isn't super important for this shawl.
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Finished Measurements
- 65" wingspan x 24" depth, without tassels and after blocking.
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About the Designer
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Kristen Ashbaugh-Helmreich lives in Reno, NV and works on the Customer Engagement team at Jimmy Beans Wool; her tasks include social media (Ravelry & Pinterest, yay!)
and coordinating the blog, she co-writes the bi-monthly newsletters and designs knitting, sewing and crochet patterns among various other fun tasks. Outside of work, she is
the designer behind Marinade Designs (www.marinade.wordpress.com), her own line of knitting patterns that she
is hoping to expand in the coming year. When she's not knitting or sewing her own clothes, she is working in her garden, tending to her chickens, cooking up delicious food,
doing yoga, or hiking and backpacking with her husband and their feisty little mutt Wallace. Feel free to check out all of Kristen's designs on Ravelry:
https://www.ravelry.com/designers/kristen-ashbaugh-helmreich.
For help with any of Kristen's patterns on the JBW Free Patterns Page,
feel free to e-mail her directly at: kristen@jimmybeanswool.com.
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