My 2024 Advent shawl hit the 1/6 of the way to completion. To remind you I am using fingering weight yarn and a size 8/H/5 mm Tunisian Crochet hook on a cord. I did include all 3 different size names from the same hook, because quite simply I have no idea where in the world you are reading this from and I don’t want you to have to figure out the right size hook name from a different country.
Yes, last night I hit the last color of section 1 out of 6. This section is 12 inches long or 31 cm. The last color was a variegated purple that will contrast nicely with the white. There are 60 more rows which means that I will be doing 60 Tunisian forward pass rows and 60 return pass rows for each row counted which will be 12 inches or 31 cm of white. I know it’s an awful lot of work, however; the fabric is turning out quite lovely. Just in case you were wondering about the width, it is 19 inches or approximately 48.5 cm wide. Yes, I am using the Tunisian Simple Stitch for the entire pattern so far. That may not apply to the broader. That would be in case you just happen to have an extra advent box of fingering weight yarn or 18 mini skeins of fingering weight yarn and 2 full skeins of a neutral or contrasting color around and want to make one. I am using the Russian join so that I do not have to weave in the ends. This also lets the colors blend in more smoothly, with a natural grace.
If you do not have an advent box and want to make this please feel free to stash dive. If you are anything like me you like to buy little skeins to try. The mini skeins are not that expensive to buy. Just little bit sized treats. They just seem to pile up on the shelves. So go get creative with color. Using a color wheel if necessary. I am sure that there is an app for that.
Now the picture so far. By the way, this advent box is from Conbread and Honey available in her shop with a pre order or mailed out to you just in time for the holidays.
