Back when Stephen West was still a new designer he did several wonderful designs for Knitty. I’ve knit two of his shawl designs out of handspun for gifts, they are both a weekend (or less ) knit.
I’ve made three Colonnade shawls from handspun. It’s 3.5 stitches to the inch, a design from one of the earlier days when bulky yarn was popular.
I never put the button on it because the shaping allows it to just sit and stay on your shoulders.
I’ve made two Groove shawls. The pattern calls for a DK yarn, but I used a yarn closer to a worsted for a bigger shawl. I love the floating cables! This is a great one to combine a variegated yarn with a natural.
Boneyard isn’t a Knitty pattern, but it’s a free pattern on Ravelry. This may have been on of Stephen’s very first patterns.
It is an excellent one to just knit until you have the size you want or you run out of yarn. It looks fantastic in handspun, in any combination of colors.
I hope your gift knitting and spinning is still at the enjoyable stage. There is plenty of time and many, many movies waiting on Netflix to keep you company as you knit the nights away.
