Crochet has its detractors, but I’m not one of them. I have a soft spot for funky granny squares, especially the ones in a zillion random colors. But crocheted squares don’t have to be idiosyncratically colored for me to appreciate them. Kristen TenDyke’s pretty Molokini shawl is constructed from single-color crocheted squares as delicate and intricate as any frost pattern. (Happens to be made in Chickadee/Glacier #105.) You’ll find the pattern for this shawl  on the just-launched Caterpillar Knits website—www.caterpillarknits.com.

Kristen’s website features knit and crochet patterns—all worked in eco-friendly yarns. And if you want to know more about what constitutes such a yarn, her website is the place to go.