In my Ravelry group this week Bart (a lovely American knitter) posted a picture of his new granddaughter wrapped in her beautiful new baby blanket, a square version of my Truly shawl. I was really impressed with how Bart had modified the pattern to make a square (see his project notes if you want to do this yourself):
Incredibly this was Bart’s second Truly! His first, knitted for his sister-in-law, was inspired by the Truly knitted by my good friend Mary Beth, which featured beads in the stocking stitch section.
I love the modifications Mary Beth made, which not only featured beads, but also a picot cast-off/bind-off. And her subtle colour choices are so effective:
Do you want to knit your own Truly? Until midnight this Friday (5th – my birthday!) if you enter MADLY in the coupon code area when you buy the pattern you can have it for half price. :o)
As Bart and Mary Beth have proved, Truly is a very versatile pattern. Here are the original versions, one in DK yarn, and one in 4ply/sportweight yarn. What will you use?
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