The Surf City shawl is about the sun, sand, waves, and summer. The shawl starts with sandy beaches of garter stitch and then the dance of mosaic waves begins. With each wave, the sand shifts and molds, creating a canvas of ever-changing patterns and textures without a single purl in sight. And if you visit Surf City as the sun dips below the horizon, Surf City comes alive with beach bonfires and starlit strolls along the water’s edge. So pick your yarn color and your sense of adventure, because the beach is calling, and the sand and waves are waiting to whisk you away on a journey you’ll never forget.

The shawl is a crescent shape, knitted top down in garter stitch and mosaic knitting. Only one color is used at a time. The pattern can be worked from the written instructions or charts. There are three sizes to choose from.

Choose solid or semi-solid yarn for the MC, 3 contrast colors in a gradient, plus 1 pop color as an accent. You can use mini skeins, leftovers, ombre, and slow gradients.

Yarn: Yarn sets available here

• Miss Babs Yummy 2-ply (100% SW Merino, 400 yd /110g), 1 (2, 2) skein.

• Miss Babs Yummy 2-ply Toes (100% SW Merino, 133 yd /38g), 4 colors (3 in a gradient plus a pop color) - 1 skein each.

Or any similar fingering weight yarn in 5 colors, approximately:

MC: 368 (480, 592) yards
AC: 55 (69, 86) yards
CC1: 36 (44, 55) yards
CC2: 44 (55, 69) yards
CC3: 55 (69, 86) yards

Needles: US #4 / 3.5 mm circular needles (or as required to get the gauge)

Notions: darning needle, 1 locking marker, 39 (43, 47) stitch markers ( pick 2 different kinds of markers: marker A - 20 (22, 24), marker B - 19 (21, 23),

Gauge: 17 sts x 32 rows = 4” in garter stich after blocking. Gauge is not crucial for this project, but it will affect the yardage and finished size if different from above.

Size: S (M, L) wingspan 78” (82”, 86”), depth 17” (19”, 21”)

Samples shown:

• Surf City in daylight, size M, Miss Babs Yummy 2-ply: MC - Plover, AC - Glimmer, CC1 - By The Sea, CC2 - Mindful, CC3 - Maluaka.

• Surf City at night, size S, Malabrigo Sock: MC - Alice, AC - Pearl, CC1 - Light of Love, CC2 - Terracotta, CC3 - Frank Ochre.

Instructions are available in 3 formats:

• compact (4 pages, 11 pt)

• large print (5 pages, 20 pt), the version with big letters for those who use portable devices like tablets and e-readers; also for those knitters who have difficulties reading small font on paper.

• charts to use along with the written instruction (2 pages, 11 pt). If you want bigger charts, you can print them as a poster (in Acrobat: tile scale 125% with 1” overlap will spread each page on 2 sheets of paper, the equivalent of 17”x 11”).

On Instagram (find me as @galimka_knits) use hashtag #surfcityshawl