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A masterpiece of colorwork knitting, the Snowy Shawl is inspired by snow falling gently on a forest of pine trees. Worked in the round and steeked, the shawl begins with a stockinette tab and is worked from the top down in the round. Different rates of increases are used to create a triangular shawl that is longer across the top without becoming too deep. Knit in worsted weight yarn, the Snowy Shawl is warm and snuggly, sure to become your go-to neckwear on frosty days.

The shawl is steeked after being knit, and stitches are picked up and knit to hide the steek. Tutorials on how to reinforce and cut the steek are available to help you. Links to them can be found at the bottom of this pattern listing in the TUTORIALS section.

This pattern is also available in the Forest print or ebook. You can find the print book on my website here, and the ebook both on my website and on Ravelry.

If you want to make a coordinating set, the Snowy Shawl matches the Snowy Hat and Snowy Mittens patterns found in Woodland Ramble. You can find these patterns, which include adult sizes, in the Woodland Ramble book on my website or as individual patterns on my website and Ravelry.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Wingspan: 74 inches / 185 cm

Spine depth: 27 inches / 67.5 cm

YARN

Main body of shawl:

De Rerum Natura Gilliat

• 1 skein C1 (Bouleau)
• 1 skein C2 (Goeland)
• 2 skeins C3 (Foret)

Or 123 yards / 113 meters C1,

246 yards / 226 meters C2,

538 yards / 494 meters C3 worsted weight yarn.

For crochet steek reinforcement:

17 yards / 16 meters worsted weight yarn

For covering the steek:

63 yards / 58 meters C3

Note:
C1 should be your lightest color
C2 should be your middle color
C3 should be your darkest color

NEEDLES
One 32 inch (80 cm) US size 7 (4.5 mm) (or size needed to obtain gauge), and one 32 inch (80 cm) US size 5 (3.75 mm) (or two whole sizes smaller than gauge needle) circular knitting needles.
NOTIONS
Four stitch markers, crochet hook for steek reinforcement, scissors for cutting the steek, and a tapestry needle.

GAUGE
21 stitches and 28 RNDS = 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette on US size 7 (4.5 mm) needles.

Gauge is measured from the blocked and stretched final shawl.

SKILL LEVEL & SKILLS REQ’D
Intermediate

Working three color colorwork knitting, working in the round, increasing (m1L & m1R), steeking, picking up stitches.

TUTORIALS

For all colorwork resources and tutorials, see my Colorwork Resource Directory.

How to Work a Crochet Steek Reinforcement

How to Cut a Steek