Kokomo Shawl by Trish Hernacki

Kokomo Shawl

Knitting
January 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
850 - 900 yards (777 - 823 m)
One Size
English
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This is a pattern designed for Shabby Sheep and Ewe’s Beach in a Box Kit and Knit Along. If you purchased the kit from Shabby Sheep and Ewe, you may use your code to download the pattern here.

The Winter Blues: a common ailment many of us suffer from, usually by mid-January once the holiday hangover subsides. Symptoms include irritation related to gloomy, cold weather and daydreams of warmer days. When I was younger I created a unique remedy for The Winter Blues. I would get in my car in summer clothes, crank the heat, and drive around listening (read: dancing) to The Beach Boys. It didn’t banish winter, but it sure made me feel better! The Kokomo Shawl was inspired by my car dancing to Beach Boys songs, dreaming of sun and sand. This classic triangular shawl features palm fronds created through crossed stitches, a unique shell stitch on a garter background, and lacy waves tied together with a mosaic colorwork riptide motif.

Finished Shawl Dimensions, blocked:
Length (wingspan): 60” (152.5cm)
Depth: 28” (71cm)
Diagonal: 36” (91.5cm)

--This shawl is worked top down using a garter tab cast on. The isosceles triangle shape is created by increasing four stitches every right side row. The pattern is written section by section, with charts when needed.
--Since the CC yarn is 6 gradient colors, choose your own adventure for which end to use first. The CC colors will be designated CC1 through CC6 throughout the pattern. Suggestions for when to change colors are specified in the pattern, but feel free to improvise!