The Slippery Slope shawl alternates elongated slipped-stitch sections with simple eyelets to showcase an eye-catching color-changing yarn against a solid background. Once you get going on this shawl it’s a slippery slope — you’ll want to keep going to see what the yarn is going to do next!
Slippery Slope is cast on with just a few stitches at the narrow end; increases along one edge grow the shawl into its asymmetrical shape. Garter ridges are knit at regular intervals in the contrast color, providing a textural variation against the stockinette background and as setting up the contrasting elongated stitches. Occasional rows of eyelets further highlight the contrast color. An I-cord edging is knit onto the sides as you go, and the shawl is finished with an I-cord bind off.
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Yarn
Malabrigo Worsted (100% merino wool; 210 yds [192 m]/100 g): Color #179 Black Forest (MC), 3 skeins
Red Heart Unforgettable (100% acrylic; 270 yds [246 m]/100 g): Color #1975 Gossamer (CC), 1 balls.
Needle/Hook
Size US 8 (5.0mm) needles, straight or 32″ (80cm) circulars for knitting flat
Or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge
15 sts and 22 rows = 4″ [10cm] in St st
14 sts and 23 rows = 4″ [10cm] in patt after blocking
Size
67.25” [171 cm] wide and long and 37” [94 cm] long
Notions
Tapestry needle.
Tutorials
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About the Designer: Amy Snell
Amy Snell is a knitwear designer and knitting instructor with an eye for the unusual or unusually captivating. She always has a pair (or more) of socks on the needles and a few designs weaving their way around her head. Her aesthetic focuses on color, contrast, and texture, exploring unusual stitch patterns and clever construction in ways that are challenging but accessible. You can find her designs in various publications and yarn companies, including Cast On magazine, Morehouse Farm, Lovecrafts, Knit Picks, Pip & Pin, the Sun & Fog Collection, Louisiana Yarn Guys, Ravelry and her own website, www.deviousknitter.com.
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