Salish Sea by Catherine Knutsson

Salish Sea

The Salish Sea shawl is a crescent shaped shawl that features a wave-like lace pattern inspired by sunrise over the Salish Sea, and an arrowhead lace border. The pattern contains three sizes, with both charts and line-by-line written instructions. The dark blue shawl was knit with Robin & Wren’s Rainbird organic fingering in the Stormy Weather colourway. The gradient shawl was worked in Hilori’s Magical Yarnorium’s QBasic (colour: Brandon Winter Fair). Both are a size Small.

Skill Level
Intermediate

Sizes (see schematic for letter references)
Small: A: 80”/203 cm B: 18”/46 cm C: 106”/269 cm
Medium: A: 88”/224 cm B: 22”/56 cm C: 110”/279 cm
Large: A: 102”/259 cm B: 27”/69 cm C: 127”/323 cm

Gauge
Sunrise Lace: 15 sts and 25 rows = 4 x 4” (10 x 10 cm) on 3.75 mm (US 5) knitting needles, aggressively blocked.
Arrowhead Lace: 12 sts and 12 rows = 4 x 4” (10 x 10 cm) on 3.75 (US 5) knitting needles, aggressively blocked.

Yarn Requirements
Small: 400-425 yards/366-389 metres of fingering weight yarn
Medium: 525-550 yards/480-503 metres of fingering weight yarn
Large: 725-750 yards/663-686 metres of fingering weight yarn

Needles

  • 3.75 mm (US 5) knitting needles, straight (at least 14” long/35 cm) or circular needle
  • 4 mm (US 6) knitting needles, straight (at least 14” long/35 cm) or circular needle

Notions

  • pins, wires, and a mat for blocking
  • tapestry needle for weaving in the ends
  • optional: 2 st markers for marking edge/increase sts

Many thanks to eledixon for tech editing this pattern!