What you'll need
| One size only: | 64” wingspan |
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YLR001
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2 |
Product Description
This shawl is perfect for using one of those beautiful hand dyed skeins of sock yarn that you loved, and purchased without a project in mind. Just pair it with a solid color that complements some of the colors in the multi-colored yarn, or use a contrasting color that creates a vibrant “happy” effect (as I did in the sample.) The striping effect fades the colors together, but also allows for sections of single color to shine in all its beauty. It is best to use the solid color as your MC, for working the lace sections, and variegated or speckled yarn as a CC. The shawl is completely reversible. The right side will look more striped, and the wrong side, more faded. Both are beautiful!
Something Happy Shawl by Olya Mikesh Designs
What is Being Made
The Something Happy Shawl is a triangular knit shawl with a finished wingspan of 64 inches and a depth of 30 inches. This design is specifically created to showcase hand-dyed variegated sock yarn paired with a complementary solid color, making it an ideal project for using beautiful yarn skeins that may have been purchased without a specific pattern in mind.
Knitting Techniques and Construction
This shawl employs straightforward knitting techniques suitable for beginners. The primary construction method uses garter stitch, which creates a textured, reversible fabric with horizontal ridges. The design incorporates a two-color striping effect that blends variegated and solid yarns together, allowing sections of single color to stand out while creating a cohesive, "happy" visual effect. The striping technique naturally fades the colors together, producing an aesthetically pleasing gradient appearance throughout the finished shawl.
Stitches Used
- Garter stitch – the primary stitch used throughout the shawl, created by knitting every row for a textured, reversible fabric
Materials Required
- Yarn: 200 grams of fingering weight yarn in two colors – one solid color (MC) and one variegated color (CC). The sample was knit using Yellowblueyarn Super Sock in Marigolds (100g/467 yards, naturally hand-dyed) for the main color and Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Watercolor (2x50g/215 yards) for the contrasting color
- Needles: US size 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle
- Notions: Tapestry needle, scissors, and 2 stitch markers
Gauge and Project Specifications
The pattern is worked to a gauge of 18 stitches by 48 rows over 4 inches in garter stitch. This is a beginner-level project with an estimated completion time of 10 to 12 hours.
Design Notes
The designer recommends using a solid color as your main color (MC) and pairing it with a variegated yarn that contains colors complementary to the solid, or choosing a contrasting color that creates a vibrant effect. The striping construction allows the hand-dyed qualities of variegated yarn to shine while maintaining overall cohesion in the finished piece.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Fingering |
| Pages: | 3 |
| Designer: | Olya Mikesh Designs |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Notes: | 2 x 100g of any fingering weight sock |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
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