Baltic Summer

Summers of my childhood were spent camping on the island Fehmarn (Baltic Sea), where my father had grown up and my mom had strong family ties. During the six weeks of summer vacation, we had a few lazy sunny days at the beach, where we snacked on rolls with cheese and wurst prepared in the morning that had that certain beachy taste and crunched from the grains of sand they had gathered.

Most of the time it rained hard, and we would sit in our caravan playing cards, snuggled up in the few summer clothes we had packed while being too optimistic about the weather. On those days, this shawlette would have been perfect: The colors of the Baltic Sea and the rain, and a pattern of small summery waves, adding just a little warmth on not-so-hot summer days.
The shawlette is knit on the bias, giving the classic chevron pattern an unusual twist. Each side of the triangle shows a differently shaped wave – just like the Baltic Sea in wild weather.

This pattern was originally published as a Strickmich! Club pattern, a subscription to four new patterns plus matching yarn in an exclusive colorway. Check out Strickmich! Club here on my website.

The yarn is from Ilu in Finland, check out her online store here.

In this Cast-On-Video on Vimeo I talk about the yarn and the Design.

Available now on Ravelry. Happy knitting!