One Sweet Shoulder Shawlette

This extra sweet shoulder shawl is just perfect for those cool summer nights. The Artyarns pattern is just perfect for their Beaded Mohair Yarn.
Materials
1 sks Artyarns Beaded Mohair & Sequins
Size 13 needles or size to obtain gauge
Gauge 10 sts and 20 rows = 4” x 4”. Always make sure to check your gauge!
Size Sizes Small/Medium (Large/Xlarge) 38”/40”(42”/44”) around body

Key: Inc2 Knit into the front, back, and front of the same stitch (3 sts increased)

CO 4 sts
*Inc2, k to last st, slip 1 st with yarn in front; repeat from * increasing 2 sts each row until 76 sts.
Knit even for 20-30 rows, or until yarn runs out, leaving enough yarn for bind-off.
Bind off all stitches. Weave in ends.
from Artyarns

Happy New Year! Luxe Links Wrap

Happy New Year to one and all! I would like to thank all my subscribers for a great year, and I hope I've provided you with the fun, "qwik" knitting projects you were looking for. I love getting your comments and questions, so keep them coming!
This wrap has a touch of glitter and glitz to kick your year off to a shining start!
Again, a safe, happy and healthy New Year to All! And have a fabulous knitting year! Marla
Materials:
1 Artyarns Skein Silk Rhapsody Glitter
1 Artyarns Skein Silk Mohair
Approximate Size: 10 x 75in
Pair Size 13 Knitting Needles
Crochet hook for attaching the fringe

Notes:
*Fringe - see instructions at end of pattern - some people like to cut the fringe fi rst to ensure they have enough for entire scarf.
Abbreviations:
K1 - knit one stitch
YO (yarn over - yarn wraps over needle)
DYO (Double Yarn Over - yarn wraps over needle twice)
Preparation: Wind Silk Rhapsody glitter and Silk Mohair together to create your spectacular knitting yarn. The way to do it - wind each yarn into a ball, then wind the two balls together.
Because of yardage differences, you may have excess silk mohair!

Shawl Pattern:
Please see note on creating fringe first!
Cast on 28 Stitches
Create Shawl Edge
Row 1 - knit
Row 2 - knit
Row 3 - knit
Stair Chain Links Pattern
Row 4 - K1, DYO repeat until last stitch
Last stitch: K1
Repeat row 4 till you have approximately 75” of length. Cast off.

Use remaining yarn to create tie fringe*
cut 10 inch lengths of yarn and hand tie or crochet onto fi rst and last rows to create fringe.

Glam Wristwarmers

Even though spring has almost sprung, there is still s slight chill in the air in the evenings...what better way to stay a little warm than to knit up a pair of Glam Wristwarmers...they'll rock out on a Friday night goin' out with the girls or on a romantic date.
Yarn: 1 skein malabrigo merino or similar heavy worsted weight yarn (4 st per inch); 1 skein Artyarns Beaded Sequined Silk.

Tools: #8 Needles, straight pins

Prep: Wind the beaded and the malabrigo into separate balls. Then create a new, merged ball with the malabrigo and the beaded held and wound together into a separate ball until you’ve run out of beaded (you will have malabrigo left over – it has more yarndage – but you need that anyhow, so it’s ok!

To Begin:
Begin using the ball of PLAIN malabrigo.
Cast on 30 Stitches in the Malabrigo Merino.

Underside/bottom of wristwarmer: Begin knitting In stockinette stitch (knit one row, purl the next to create stockinette) Knit 16 rows. (this will be the bottom, or underside of the warmer.) A row more or less isn’t critical. For larger arms and hands, increase number of rows knitted in this section by about 20% in number
of rows, for skinny arms, decrease total number of rows by about 10%.

Next section/ first section of the top of the wristwarmer:
At beginning of the next row, which starts the first section of the wristwarmer, join the beaded/merino combination ball to the strand, and beginning knitting in stockinette. Knit 2 rows in stockinette. (knit/purl). Then create a purled row by knitting next two rows in garter (knitting both sides, no purl stitch). This will create
a single row of garter ridge. After you’ve knitted the garter ridge, go back to stockinette stitch and knit 11 rows.

Next section
The next 4 rows, knit every row, (garter) to create a double garter ridge. Then go back to regular stockinette for 13 rows. You have finished the body of the warmer, or the top of the wristwarmer.

Joining the edges of the Wristwarmer
Knit Join: Fold the glamolette in half lengthwise so that the outside is facing in (the side showing the stockinette stitch) and the wrong side is facing out. Line up the edges. If you like, you can pin them together to make sure there is no stretch
and the sides knit together correctly.
Treating both sides as a single edge, knit thru the two sides, by knitting thru the stitches that are still on the needle AND the other edge. This takes some getting used to. Knit the edges of the glamolette together the whole length of the warmers. On the next row, after you have finished knitting the sides together, knit
back the whole way casting off as if it was a reqular piece of knitting.

Tie off and weave in your ends.