Chasing Daylight by Bronwyn Hahn

Chasing Daylight

Knitting
September 2024
Sport (12 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
500 - 600 yards (457 - 549 m)
one size
English
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Chasing Daylight embodies the essence of time’s golden hour. As the sun’s warmth wanes, its rays stretch across the landscape, casting a soft glow. Each stitch of the shawl captures that fleeting magic—the warmth against your skin, the whisper of dusk, and the promise of another day. It’s a wearable ode to seizing the moment, squeezing every drop of light from the day before twilight claims it.

This asymmetrical triangle begins with a keyhole to secure the tail at your shoulder as you race against the sun. The shawl is worked in two contrasting colors of sport weight yarn, each in a different stitch pattern; alternating stripes of garter stitch and elongated stitches let that last bit of sunlight through. A contrasting applied I‑cord wraps around the entire shawl for a grand finish.

Sample used about 354 yd. (324 m)/108 g of Callback in
Shot in the Dark and 216 yd. (198 m)/66 g in Sweet Cheeks.
Note: Skeins used for sample were 8-10 g heavier than the put-up listed on the label. Pattern is adaptable to the amount of yarn available.

Choose colors with good contrast. Use a black & white filter on your phone to help. The I-cord will look best in a tonal or solid colorway.
Optional: If you’d like to use a third color for the I‑cord trim, about 66 yd. (60 m)/20 g is required.

A: 46 in. (117 cm) bind‑off edge
B: 26 in. (66 cm) non-increasing edge
C: 53 in. (134.5 cm) increasing edge/wingspan
D: 22.5 in. (57 cm) depth