The Hitchhiker by Martina Behm - best shawl pattern ever!
There are knitting patterns you enjoy, and then there are the ones you keep coming back to. For me, the Hitchhiker shawl by Martina Behm firmly falls into that second category. I don’t think I fully appreciated it the first time I knit one. I saw a sample of a Hitchhiker in a knitting store on vacation back in 2016 and promptly bought the yarn and pattern (sadly that yarn store is no longer open). It seemed like the perfect vacation pattern. Simple. Just garter stitch, a bit of shaping, those little “teeth” along the edge. However, this pattern has just clicked with me. It always looks great and is just brilliant. I love that there is also a literary connection. The name of this shawl is a playful nod to its origin. It is designed to include 42 “teeth,” a subtle reference to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and its famous answer to life, the universe, and everything. My first Hitchhiker in 2016 It is the perfect “just one more row” project The rhyt...