Hello everyone!
I’ve completed my second “Back Porch Shawl” and have written the pattern. This one is much longer than my first so there’s more to wrap around you to keep the chill off.
I used the super soft and cushy Main Street Yarns available over at loveknitting.com. I used Dark Grey, Tweed Grey and Off White.
AND, it’s now available in my Etsy shop and on lovecrafts.
Happy knitting!
Diana
Peartree Knitting 
Beautiful. I love the colors fading into each other.
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Thank you!
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In the picture above the yarns are blue, what did you use as Main Street doesn’t have those hues. Thank you.
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BEAUTIFUL LOVE THE COLORS AND HOW ITS MADE. IF I CAN GET THE PATTERN TO OPEN,I MUST MAKE THIS ONE
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Hello Janette. The pattern can be found on my “Free Patterns” page. Click on the pattern name and it will open for you. I hope this helps! Happy knitting!
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As a brand new knitter, I love this pattern. I’m pretty sure I understand it. My mom is a knitter she makes a ton of slippers (nothing like most knitted slippers I see online). Since my mom is aging I had her teach me a couple weeks ago, my single slipper doesn’t look anything like hers! I think my knit stitch is tighter than hers. I might need to watch a video for the yarn over a couple more times to understand it. I do not understand the gauge thing. My mom keeps asking me what type of yarn I need (I had a different shawl pattern, but I really like your pattern better) mom has a massive amount of yarn given to her a month ago, like garbage bags full and boxes. Probably need different needles but mom said circular needles were included in the stuff she was given. Wish me luck, maybe I can finish it before the cold weather hits in October lol Thank you for the pattern!
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Good luck Mary!! Please share a picture of your finished shawl! I would love to see it!! You can send a photo to my email at diana.poirier@yahoo.ca. Happy knitting!
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I would love to have the shades of blue and white,how can I get a kit like that?
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Hello there! This shawl is not a kit but I can give you some links to check out the yarn I used. The shawl is actually 2 shades of grey with an off white collar, but a lot of people do see blue. Here are links to the colours I used and the blues that I’m recommending to people who see the shades of blue.
Please let me know if there is anything else I can help you with!
https://www.yarncanada.ca/products/off-white-simply-soft-yarn-4-medium-by-caron.html
https://www.yarncanada.ca/products/grey-heather-simply-soft-yarn-4-medium-by-caron.html
https://www.yarncanada.ca/products/charcoal-heather-simply-soft-yarn-4-medium-by-caron.html
https://www.yarncanada.ca/products/country-blue-simply-soft-yarn-4-medium-by-caron.html
https://www.yarncanada.ca/products/soft-blue-simply-soft-yarn-4-medium-by-caron.html
Happy knitting!
Diana
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this yarn is an acrylic and washable per the site. Should this be blocked when completed and after each laundry?
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Hi Karen. I haven’t blocked it after washing. The yarn has a nice drape to it that isn’t lost once it’s washed. I hope this helps! Happy knitting!
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Hi Diana, thanks for this fab pattern, just making my way through it now. When you’re measuring how much you’ve done so far, are you measuring from the point of the triangle upwards or the side length of the triangle?
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Hi Jay! I’m glad you’re enjoying The Back Porch Shawl. I am measuring from the sides. I hope this helps! Happy knitting!
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Hi Diana,
I’m a newish knitter. I was looking at your pattern and from what I am understanding I knit the first color 22″, second color 10″ and the last color 6″. Is this correct?
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Hello. Yes, that is correct. Measure up the centre of the shawl. Because it is a shawl, the size doesn’t have to be exact. Happy knitting!
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thank you
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For a light weight version, could I use fingering yarn for this shawl? Thank you.
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Hi there! Yes, you could use any weight yarn you would like. I just don’t know how much you will need for each colour so make sure you have more than what I have stated in the pattern. Happy knitting!
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I love the look of this and it seems simple enough for me to restart knitting, I last knitted hmm 30 to 40 years ago. I do have one question and it may sound silly but do I keep adding stitches to the very end or is there a point you stop adding stitches? I decided to use a multicoloured yarn so will share a photo when I am done.
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Hi there! Thank you for reaching out. The pattern is written using inches. So each colour is a certain number of inches from the centre (approx 38″) so you can keep knitting until it is 38″ up the centre of the shawl! Happy knitting! I can’t wait to see it!
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Hi Diana
Here is the finished product I used Caron Cake White Truffle
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Kind Regards
Sandra W.
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Hi Sandra! I can’t see the photo. Do you want to send it to my email at diana.poirier@yahoo.ca? I would love to see it!
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I’m going to attempt this shawl on a loom. I have an adjustable loom so I can make it any size. Can you tell me about how wide it is at longest point?
Do you know if this has been attempted on a loom and is there any tips or pointers?
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Hi Sandy. No one that I know of has made this shawl on a loom. The longest point is approximately 38″ (from collar to bottom tip) and the collar is approximately 76″ wide. I hope this helps! Happy looming!!
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Thank you!
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