Rainbow Road is a simple yet playful shawl knitted with two strands of lace or fingering weight yarn in a purple or a rainbow palette. Short row wedges in garter stitch create the curvy shape as they increase in size – very addictive to knit! Place the wide end of the shawl on your shoulder first, and then wrap the narrower end around your neck once or twice. The marled fabric is very squishy and warm, so it is the perfect grab-and-go accessory.

Finished Measurements
78″ / 198cm long, 21″ / 53cm at widest part. Measurements taken after blocking.

Yarn
Lace weight held double

Yardage
Approximately 2000yds / 1829m total
MC - 1000yds / 914m
CC1 - 200yds / 183m
CC2 - 200yds / 183m
CC3 - 200yds / 183m
CC4 - 200yds / 183m
CC5 - 200yds / 183m
You will need about 1000yds / 914m of each strand. One
color is used throughout the entire fabric for one strand and the second strand is divided amongst five CC’s.

Shown in
La Bien Aimée Helix (75% Falkland wool, 25% Gotland wool, 711yds / 650m per 100g skein)
MC - Stone
CC1 - Dawn
CC2 - Anemone
CC3 - Quartz Fume
CC4 - Lannister
CC5 - Madeleine

The heavy lace weight yarn is held double throughout the
pattern. Alternatively, you can knit a version using fingering weight held double for a slightly thicker fabric.

Needles
US 7 / 4.5mm circular in 32″ / 80cm length or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions
Tapestry needle

Gauge
22 sts & 32 rows = 4″ / 10cm in garter stitch after lightly blocking

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