A narrow, triangular shawl featuring short rows, knit on the bias, using 2 hanks of sock weight yarn. Works well with a solid and a variegated yarn.
Tutorials
Size
81” long x 15” deep [205 cm x 38 cm]
Yarn
Color A: Cascade Yarns Heritage Silk (85% Merino, 15% Silk; 437 yards [400m]/100g): Cerulean 1 hank
Color B: Knitpicks Stroll Tonal Sock (75% Merino, 25% Nylon; 462 yards [422 m]/100g): Mountain Pass 1 hank
Needles
Size US 3 (3.25 mm): 32” circular
Notions
1 marker; tapestry needle
Gauge
22 sts and 26 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Garter st after wet blocking; gauge is not critical but will affect size & drape of finished shawl.
Abbreviations
Please see our standard abbreviations.
kyok – knit, yarn over, knit in back of same stitch
t – Turn using German Short Row: turn work, making sure yarn is in front, slip stitch purlwise from left to right needle, pull yarn from front to back over right needle (creating a double stitch). When knitting double stitch on return, work as a k2tog. Alternately use preferred short row method.
Small Waves (SW): k9, t, k7, t, k5, t, k7
Large Waves (LW): k19, t, k15, t, k11, t, k7, t, k3, t, k11
SW and LW do NOT change the stitch count. They’re used to create the little “bubbles” in the shawl.
Pattern Notes
Please read through the entire pattern to familiarize yourself with its construction before beginning to knit.
Pattern is knit on the bias, starting at one point, increasing along inner edge and decreasing along the outer edge. When slipping the first stitch of each row, slip it purl wise with yarn in front.
Stitch Patterns
Waves pattern
Main color (MC):
Row 1 (RS): Kyok, k to 2 sts rem, k2tog; 1 st inc’d
Row 2 (WS): Sl1, k to end.
Row 3: Rep Row 1; 1 st inc’d
Row 4: Rep Row 2.
Contrasting color (CC):
Row 5 (RS): Kyok, k to end; 2 sts inc’d
Row 6 (WS): Sl1, k to end.
Main color:
Row 7: Rep Row 1; 1 st inc’d
Row 8: Rep Row 2.
Row 9: Kyok, k20, t, work SW, *k30, t, work SW rep from * [x] more times, k to 2 sts rem, k2tog; 1 st inc’d.
Row 10: Rep Row 2.
Contrasting color;
Row 11 & 12: Rep rows 5 & 6; 2 sts inc’d.
Main color:
Row 13: Rep Row 1; 1 st inc’d.
Row 14: Rep Row 2.
Row 15: Kyok, k46, t, work LW, *k30, t, work LW, rep from * [x] more times, k to 2 sts rem, k2tog; 1 st inc’d.
[Row 15, Set 1 only: kyok, k46, t, work LW, k to 2 sts rem, k2tog; 1 st inc’d]
Row 16: Rep Row 2.
Contrasting color:
Rows 17 & 18: Rep rows 5 & 6; 2 sts inc’d.
Main color:
Row 19: Rep Row 1; 1 st inc’d.
Row 20: Rep Row 2.
Row 21: Kyok, k32, t, work SW, *k30, t, work SW, rep from * [x] more times, k to 2 sts rem, k2tog; 1 st inc’d.
Row 22: Rep Row 2.
Contrasting color:
Rows 23 & 24: Rep rows 5 & 6; 2 sts inc’d
Pattern
Beginnings
With Color A: CO 7 sts.
Row 1 (RS): Kyok, k to 2 sts rem, k2tog; 1 st inc’d.
Rows 2, 4, & 6 (WS): Sl1, k to end.
Row 3: Kyok, k to 2 sts rem, k2tog; 1 st inc’d.
Row 5: Kyok, k to end; 2 sts inc’d.
Repeat Rows 1 – 6 until you have 57 sts, ending with Row 4.
With Color B:
(RS): Kyok, k to end; 59 sts.
(WS): Sl1, k to end.
Ripples
Using Color A as MC and Color B as CC work as follows:
Set 1: Work Waves Stitch Pattern twice, working 0 repeats for x in Rows 9 & 21; following instructions given in [brackets] for Row 15; 91 sts
From now on, always work instructions given for Rows 15 in bold in the Waves Stitch Pattern.
Set 2: Knit Waves Stitch Pattern twice, working 1 rep for x in Rows 9 & 21, 0 reps in Row 15; 123 sts
Set 3: Knit Waves Stitch Pattern twice, working 2 reps for x in Rows 9 & 21, 1 rep in Row 15; 155 sts
Fade
With Color A: Kyok, k to 2 sts rem, k2tog; 1 st inc’d.
With Color A: Sl1, k to end.
With Color B: Kyok, k to 2 sts rem, k2tog; 1 st inc’d.
With Color B: Sl1, k to end.
With Color A: Kyok, k to end; 2 sts inc’d.
With Color A: Sl1, k to end; 159 sts
Waves
Using Color B as MC and Color A as CC work as follows:
Set 4: Knit Waves Stitch Pattern twice, working 3 reps for x in Rows 9 & 21, 2 reps in Row 15; 191 sts.
Set 5: Knit Waves Stitch Pattern once, working 4 reps for x in Rows 9 & 21, 3 reps in Row 15; 207 sts.
Set 6: Knit Waves Stitch Pattern once, working 5 reps for x in Rows 9 & 21, 4 reps in Row 15; 223 sts.
Cut Color A, leaving a 6” tail to weave in.
Endings
Using Color B
Rows 1 and 2: Work Rows 1 & 2 of Beginnings once; 224 sts.
Rows 3 and 4: Kyok, k13, t, pm, k to end.
Row 5: Kyok, k to m, rm, k13, t, pm, k to end.
Rep Row 5 until 3 sts rem after m.
Work Rows 5 & 6 of Beginnings once; 257 sts.
Bind off: Sl1, *k1, sl both sts back to left needle, k2tog tbl, rep from * to the end.
Finishing
Weave in ends. Soak, gently squeeze out water and lay flat to dry.
About the Designer: Linette Grayum
Linette learned to knit when she was young. She recently picked it back up and has been knitting and designing ever since, pushing her experience and knowledge with every project.
With an active family she knits mostly outdoors; hiking, rock climbing and camping and finds her inspirations there.
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