Ever heard of Laura Irwin? She is a Portland based knitter/pattern designer extraordinaire. I hadn’t heard about her until I walked into Close Knit last time we were visiting the Rose City. After a quick introduction to her new pattern book, Softwaves, I was seriously glad I had. Big, chunky, funky, fun patterns. Scarfs, hats and all that jazz. Her book consists of 5 patterns that yield the coziest, most stylish items I’ve seen in the knitting world since I started this whole hobby thing. So, for my most recent knitting project I crafted up this little number, aka the Softwaves Magnum scarf.
While in Portland I picked up this awesome yarn. Lana Grande, 100% Peruvian Highland wool by Cascade Yarns. The project was satisfying because it came to completion in under a few hours. Gotta love that instant gratification.
So go ahead pick up the book and get-in on this awesome knitting action.
Image via Laura Irwin
As if that cap with a pom pom on it isn’t calling your name. It’s certainly calling mine…
