Primrose Shawl by Jennifer Miller Comstock

Primrose Shawl

Knitting
September 2020
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in garter st
US 8 - 5.0 mm
900 yards (823 m)
58" wide and 28" deep.
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $6.50.

The romantic and lightweight Primrose Shawl uses three colors of a cashmere and silk blend. The off-center column of parallel yarnovers creates an asymmetrical chevron shape. The eyelet row that separates the stripes is a clever way to disguise the color “blips” that usually occur when changing colors in garter stitch, making this shawl truly reversible.

Difficulty Easy

Yarn Weight 1

Finished Size 58” wide and 28” deep.

Yarn Cardiff Cashmere Brushmere Light (82% cashmere, 18% silk; 150 yd 138 m/ 7⁄8 oz 25 g): #102 Cream (A), #106 Rose (B), and #111 Red (C), 2 balls each. Yarn distributed by The Trendsetter Yarn Group.

Needles Size 8 (5 mm): 32” circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Marker (m); removable m; tapestry needle.

Gauge 14 sts and 30 rows = 4” in garter st.

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NOTES

  • This asymmetrical shawl is worked back and forth from the top down.

  • A circular needle is used to accommodate the large number of stitches.

  • Take care that the stitch marker does not migrate underneath the adjacent yarnover and out of position.

  • It may be helpful to place a removable marker on the right side of the work so you can easily identify it.

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