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Swish Swoosh
This top-down semi-circular shawl is a fun knitting adventure featuring several textured stitch patterns. Slipped stitches, honeycomb cables, brioche, lace, and garter stitch are mixed together with Westknits Shortcut Rows. Gather a colorful collection of yarns and learn some new knitting techniques with this cozy new shawl!
Finished Measurements
23” / 58cm from CO to BO, 80” / 203cm wingspan length. Measurements taken after blocking.
Yarn
Fingering weight
Yardage
Color A - 400yds / 366m
Color B - 50yds / 46m
Color C - 175yds / 160m
Color D - 200yds / 183m
Color E - 100yds / 91m
Color F - 75yds / 69m
Color G - 50yds / 46m
Yardage estimates are approximate and may vary depending on gauge and yarn type.
Shown in
A variety of fingering weight yarns. I wrote the pattern for 7 colors but feel free to use as many colors as you want for the various sections. Most color pops are fingering weight wool and wool/alpaca blend yarns from a lovely ranch in California called Twirl.
A - black white marled short row wedges (Woolfolk Sno black/white marled fingering weight wool held together with white lace weight white brushed alpaca). You can also use just 1 strand of fingering weight yarn for color A.
B - dark purple
C - turquoise
D - pink
E - dark green
F - neon yellow (Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in Edison Bulb)
G - rusty orange
SECTION 1, 3, 5, 7, & 9
Color A - Short Row Wedges
SECTION 2
Colors B & C - Slipped Stitch Stripes
SECTION 4
Color D - Honeycomb Cable
SECTION 6
Colors E & F - 2-Color Brioche
SECTION 8
Colors C & G - Eyelet Mesh Stripes
SECTION 10
Colors B & D - Garter Stitch Stripes
Needles
40” US 6 / 4mm circular
Notions
Tapestry needle
Gauge
18 sts & 36 rows = 4” / 10cm in garter stitch
Errata
Section 4, Row 12 - this is a WS row.
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- First published: May 2017
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