Sunset Lights Shawl

Feminine and delicate, the Sunset lights shawl mixes easiness and elegant lace to obtain an accessory easy to knit and to wear.

The first section requires a full skein of sock yarn and is entirely worked in garter stitch (perfect for TV knitting! ☺). The second part, in lace, will add spice to knitting yet keeping it easy thanks to the simple pattern repetition.

You can choose to use only one color for both sections, or two different colors, one for each section, to enhance the break between garter and lace.

Errata added November 7, 2017

Size

(after blocking) 72.5″ x 23″/184 cm x 58 cm (at the largest point)

Yarn

Malabrigo Sock (100%merino superwash; 440 yards [400 meters]/100 grams): Color Number Color 866 Lotus, 2 balls.

Needles

Size US 3 (3.25 mm): at least 24” circular

Notions

Tapestry needle

Gauge

After blocking: 22 stitches x 36 rows = 4 x 4”/10 x 10 cm in garter stitch.

Gauge is not critical; different gauge will only affect finished size and yardage.

Charts

Main Chart

chart updated November 7, 2017

Border Chart

Charts for demonstration purposes

These charts are NOT to be used for your knitting, but they give you a good idea of how the repeats stack up next to each other.

Main (for Demo Purposes Only)

Border (for Demo Purposes Only)

Pattern Notes

Sunset lights shawl is an asymmetric triangular shawl worked sideways from the right tip to the left bottom edge.

The shape is obtained by increases and decreases at edges. The lace part is worked by repeating a 24 row pattern and is completed by a lace edge at the bottom.

Pattern

Garter section

With MC, CO 4 sts using the long-tail cast on method.

Set-up Row 1 (WS):  K to the end.

Set-up Row 2 (RS):  Kfb to the end; 8 sts.

Set-up Row 3: K to the end.

Row 1 (RS): K1, kfb, knit to end. (1 st inc)

Row 2 (WS): K to last 2 sts, kfb, k1. (1 st inc)

Row 3: K1, kfb, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. (no change to st cnt)

Row 4: Repeat Row 2. (1 st inc)

3 sts inc in total over Rows 1-4.

Repeat Rows 1-4 until you have 188 sts (59 more times).

Work Garter section Rows 1-2 once more; 190 sts.

Lace section

(or see Main Chart above)

errata added June 23, 2018

Row 1 (RS): K1, kfb, *yo, k2, k2tog, p1, ssk, k2, yo, p1, repeat from * to last 8 sts, yo, k2, k2tog, p1, k2tog, k1; 190 sts.

Row 2 (WS): K3, *p4, k1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, kfb, k1; 191 sts.

Row 3: K1, kfb, k1, p1, *yo, k2, k2tog, p1, ssk, k2, yo, p1, repeat from * to last 7 sts, yo, k2, k2tog*2, k1; 191 sts.

Row 4: K2, *p4, k1, repeat from * to last 4 sts p2, kfb, k1; 192 sts.

Row 5: K1, kfb, k3, p1, *yo, k2, k2tog, p1, ssk, k2, yo, p1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, yo, k2, k2tog , k2; 193 sts.

Row 6: K2, *p4, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p4, kfb, k1;  194 sts.

Row 7: K1, kfb, p1, ssk, k2, p1, k2, * k2tog, yo, p1, yo, ssk, k5, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2; 193 sts.

Row 8: K2, p3, *k1, p3, k3, p3, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k1, p3, k2, kfb, k1; 194 sts.

Row 9: K1, kfb, p2, *p1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, yo, p2, repeat from * to last 10 sts, p1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, k2, k2tog, k1.

Row 10: K2, *p2, k1, p2, k5, repeat from * to last 2 sts, kfb, k1; 195 sts.

Row 11: K1, kfb, p4, *p2, yo, ssk, p1, k2tog, yo, p3, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p2, yo, ssk, p1, k2tog, p2.

Row 12: K2, *p1, k1, p1, k7, repeat from * to last 3 sts, p1, kfb, k1; 196 sts.

Row 13: K1, kfb, *ssk, k2, yo, p1, yo, k2, k2tog, p1, repeat from * to last 3 sts k2tog, k1.

Row 14: K3, *p4, k1, repeat from * to last 3 sts, p1, kfb, k1; 197 sts.

Row 15: K1, kfb, k2tog, p1, *ssk, k2, yo, p1, yo, k2, k2tog, p1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 16: K3, *p4, k1, repeat to last 4 sts, p2, kfb, k1; 198 sts.

Row 17: K1, kfb, k1, k2tog, p1, *ssk, k2, yo, p1, yo, k2, k2tog, p1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 18: K3, *p4, k1, repeat from * to last 5 sts, p3, kfb, k1; 199 sts.

Row 19: K1, kfb, *k2, k2tog, yo, p1, yo, ssk, k2, p1, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k2, k2tog, p1, k2.

Row 20: *K3, p3, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k3, p3, k1, kfb, k1; 200 sts.

Row 21: K1, kfb, k1, p1, *k1, k2tog, yo, p3, yo, ssk, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, k2tog, p1, k2.

Row 22: K3, *p2, k1, p2, k5, repeat to last 7 sts, p2, k1, p2, kfb, k1; 201 sts.

Row 23: K1, kfb, k1, ssk, p1, *k2tog, yo, p5, yo, ssk, p1,  repeat from  * to last 5 sts, k2tog x 2, k1; 199 sts.

Row 24: K2, *p1, k1, p1, k7, repeat to last 7 sts, p1, k1, p1, k2, kfb, k1; 200 sts.

Repeat Rows 1-24 twice more (220 sts).

Repeat Rows 1-16 once more (228 sts).

Lace final edge

(or see Border Chart above)

Row 1 (RS): K1, kfb, k1, *k2tog, p1, ssk, k2, yo, p1, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, p1, k2 ; 228 sts.

Row 2 (WS): K3, *p4, k1, repeat from  * to last 5 sts, p3, kfb, k1; 229 sts.

Row 3: K1, kfb, k2, *k2tog, p1, ssk, k2, yo, p1, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog x 2, k1; 228 sts.

Row 4: K2, *p4, k1, repeat from  * to last 6 sts, p4, kfb, k1; 229 sts.

Row 5: K1, kfb, p1, k2, *k2tog, yo, p1, yo, ssk, k2, yo, p1, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2; 273 sts.

Row 6: K2, *p4, k1, p4, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 7 sts, p3, k2, kfb, k1; 318 sts.

Row 7: K3, p1, k1, *k2tog, p2, yo, p1, yo, p2, ssk, k2, p1, k2, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k3; 317 sts.

Row 8: *K3, p3, k1, p3, k3, yo, k, yo, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k4, p1, k4; 361 sts.

Row 9: K4, *k2tog, p4, yo, p1, yo, p4, ssk, k1, p1, k1, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog x 2, k1; 359 sts.

Row 10: K2, *p2, k1, p2, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, repeat from * to last 5 sts, p2, k3; 403 sts.

Row 11: K3, *k2tog, p13, ssk, p1, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2; 358 sts.

Bind off loosely on WS, using your preferred method.

Finishing

Cut yarn and pull through last stitch. Weave in all ends, wash and block to final measurements.