The Reyna shawl is one of those lovely little projects when you’re in the mood for something very easy to knit, or you have some pretty sock/fingering yarn you want to use up. The pattern, by Noora Laivola, is available for free on Ravelry.
I don’t know about you, but as the days tick down to travelling by airplane my anxiety level rises in proportion to the number of portable projects I have on hand. When I had nothing at all to work on before a recent trip across country, I was in a dither. I was thrilled to find the Reyna shawl! I zipped over to my LYS and picked up some lovely Malabrigo Sock yarn. Out of the many gorgeous colorways, I chose Indiecita – it has enough colors to keep it interesting, while not being so contrast-y as to take away from the stitch pattern.
At 16″ high and 44″ wide, the shawl is on the small side, although it’s fine as a little summery accessory. When I make another one I’ll work it on a larger needle (maybe a #5 instead of a #4) or work another pattern repeat or two, but I might need another skein.
This was one of my favorite travel projects. It’s perfect for social knitting too!