Finished dimensions: Approximately 68”/170 cm along the long edge and 42”/105 cm along the short edge, with an 18”/45 cm drop from the long edge to the point, before blocking. The pattern provides opportunities to make a smaller or larger shawl.D
Difficulty: Advanced beginner. The stitch patterns are fully written out, not charted; they have very short repeats.
Skills: k2tog, p2tog, yarn over, slipped stitches, kfb, pfb.
Yarn: Fingering/sock yarn, two 100-gram skeins. The sample was worked with Malabrigo Sock, a 100% superwash merino wool yarn with 440 yards (402 meters) per 100 grams. Other wool and wool-blend yarns, and blends including bamboo, cotton, or nylon would also work. The simple stitch patterns will look great with solids or tonals, but also let you highlight a densely speckled or highly variegated yarn.
Gauge: 20 sts and 26 rows to 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch, unblocked.
Needles: US 8/ 5.0 mm or size needed to achieve gauge.
It is possible to knit the shawl entirely on straight needles, but it will be more comfortable to use a long circular needle so that the stitches can spread out as the shawl grows. The sample was worked initially on a 40”/100 cm needle, switching to a 60”/150 cm long needle towards the end.
Questions as you go? Designer email is included in the pattern.