Someone in the comments asked about my modifications to make the Pressed Flowers shawl into a rectangular wrap. I’m using a box of neutral Friea minikins for the flowers, and some Jill Draper fingering weight for the main color. Basically all I did was knit a 16 stitch wide stockinette swatch (1 pattern repeat). That was 3” wide, I wanted 18”, so that meant 9 repeats, plus one stitch to balance the edges. The chart has a block marking the repeat, but it looks best if you start 4 stitches before that block and go to the 12th column (through column 11 for each repeat, then col 12 at the end - it all comes clear when you do it). Then just knit! It’s so fun! The pic is only part way through my first minikin. I just got a box of the non-neutral minikins, I may work some of them in too. And I was thinking of doing one with 2 Friea yarn bombs, so the colors would be shifting everywhere. Endless possibilities!
Thanks for posting. This pattern has been rattling around my brain for the past week.
Here it is further along, just starting minikin #4. I’ve found it is the perfect knit for me right now - after a few times through I didn’t need to look at the pattern. Very restful and yet not boring!
I’m considering a pressed flowers in cotton. Specifically Ella Rae Phoenix DK. Not sure if This is a madness or brilliance but I’m pretty sure it’s worth a try.
I don’t see why it wouldn’t work fine in cotton. It makes a fairly thick knit, so you might have to use larger needles than normal. Hmm, makes me think about a cotton blanket…
Ooooh, I love this!
Finally blocking! I ended up using 7 minikins and about 900 yds of background. If I were going to do it again I think I’d frame it in a few stitches of garter all sides. But I’m very pleased with how it came out. Just in time for our next snowstorm!
Wow! Also, I love those wide floorboards! And the pup…
She’s guarding it from the cats. Her philosophy is nobody can mess with things except her!