“Back in the Sun” a Shawl Pattern in Two Acts.
By Corrado Lark

I’ve proudly released my first 3-color shawl design!

The Backstory:

Sometimes you need a project just for your own enjoyment. My designs are always inspired by the yarn, and by different shapes I’d like to wear. This guy starts out like a triangular shawl, and ends up a long, sloping parallelogram with a sun-ray like edging at the very end.

Yes, this shawl is male.

Here’s the story: I called the shawl a “guy” on Instagram while posting a teaser late this summer. In one of the comments, a man who had always thought of shawls as female or feminine thanked me for (unintentionally) changing his perception on shawls.

I hadn’t put much thought into it before, but now that I have, I believe shawls can be both male and female, because we all can knit. Knitting is something that is inclusive, not exclusive.

Techniques Used:

Garter Striping, Short Row Lace/Mesh, and Stranded Colorwork.

The Needs:

Yarn: 3 skeins of Walk Collection Cozy Merino (100g/400yds)
Color A: “Jade”, 100g Used.
Color B: “Merlot”, 75g Used.
Color C: “Masala”, 75g Used.

Needles: US 5 (3.75mm) 24-32” circular needle.

Notions: 2 stitch markers, a clip on stitch marker (to mark RS), and a darning needle.

Gauge: 26 stitches and 26 rows per 4 “ in Garter Stitch.

Finished Measurements: 102” length by 8 ½” at the widest point.