Mythos

Below, both Suzanne and I reviewed the Mythos Collection by Fiddle Knits Designs. I have been following Erica Jackofsky's work for a while now and and am pleased and honored to be a part of her blog tour!

Whitney's Take:
 
Mythos, by Erica Jackofsky (Fiddle Knits Designs), is a wonderful collection of shawls and shawlettes designed along the theme of the Gods and Goddesses in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Overall, I am really impressed and pleased with the collection.

Wrought

In looking at the book from an “art” standpoint, it is pleasant to read and look at. I would like to have this as a coffee table book! The photography is both clear in showing the shawls, and creative in the posing. The patterns are easy to read, and the designs are cohesive, as a group and individually.

There are several features that make this a great informational book for knitters. Several talks are given on gauge particular to knitting lace, as well as tips on knitting and reading each pattern. Pre- and post-blocking gauges are given. I wish this was universally done in knitted lace!

The only shawl I wasn’t wow’ed by was Harvest. The design is interesting, with the curved bottom and angular lace pattern, but, beyond that I wasn’t impressed. Some people love it, though-and Erica is right, it is a great design for variegated yarns.

Allure

My two favorites were Allure and Wandering Waves. I also keep returning to Underworld. Interestingly, these three shawls have different constructions! Wandering Waves is especially interesting as it is knit on the bias, which is explained in the book.

Overall, this is a beautiful collection and I am going to make one or more of them. I often dye highly variegated yarns, and these shawls are great for that!

Suzanne’s Take:

I had the chance to take a look at the Mythos Collection of shawls by Fiddle Knits. I really enjoyed the look of the book because the pictures were beautiful. I felt like I was on a Greek island on holiday. 

The example shawls were beautifully done. The patterns were well-written with added hints and tips. I really appreciated that even though I am not a beginner. 

I believe there is a shawl for anyone in this collection with different techniques to please anyone. I particularly liked Solar Flare, but with no chart for it I have been put off, but still, it has been added to my queue on Ravelry. I also liked Wrought in some ways but the edging looked too tight or too small in the photo. The only one that I absolutely didn't like was Underworld. It just wasn't my taste at all.

Overall, I enjoyed the book but I did not like just a few aspects.

Wandering Waves

Wandering Waves is a free pattern! Enjoy! 

Which shawl in this collection is your favorite? Why?