DINO knits: Dilophosaurus

Over a year ago, I had this brilliant idea to design a series of knitted shawls inspired by dinosaurs. Yep, dinosaurs. I was so excited, I finished the first one in under three weeks. Unfortunately, life gets in the way, and we don't always have as much time to devote to knitting as we would like. Or we get distracted by other knitting projects or sewing competitions. But I digress. Now, after a full year of doodling, swatching, knitting, ripping, re-knitting, over and over again, I now have eight completed dinoshawl patterns to share with the world! Each is made from a single skein of sock-weight yarn, using a wide variety of stitch patterns and techniques to capture your imagination and hold your interest.

I'm so thrilled to finally be finished with these babies! I think they deserve a parade! So that's what we're gonna do then. I'll be releasing each one as an individual pattern over the next eight weeks - a new dinoshawl every Friday throughout October and November!

It seems only fitting to start off with the original shawl that sparked this whole, crazy circus - the Dilophosaurus! There is no fossil evidence that Dilophosaurus had a vibrantly colored, retractable neck frill which would fan out as it spat venom in your face, as depicted in a popular 90s Hollywood production.

But a little creative license makes for a lot of knitting inspiration. Worked from the center out, this lacy shawl is perfect for those colorful cakes of ombre yarn that always seem to follow you home from the yarn store. Or is that just me?

SIZE
One size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Distance around outer edge: 90 inches
Radius: 15 inches

MATERIALS
Vice Blurred Lines [80% merino, 20% nylon; 549m/600yd per 150g skein];
color: Goddess; 1 skein
US #6/4mm circular needle
Tapestry needle

GAUGE
24 sts/30 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

BUY IT NOW on Ravelry!

And in case you just can't wait eight weeks to get your hands on the full set, I've also put all eight dinoshawl patterns together into one e-book, also available for purchase through Ravelry.