Hugs by the Bay

Sit by the bay as the fishermen set up their nets and you watch boats pull in and out of the marina. That’s the inspiration for Hugs by the Bay, a shawl that grows quickly using DK-weight yarn, becoming large enough to wrap around yourself in a warm hug.

Simple construction: The shawl starts by casting on just a few stitches and grows from there; it does not require a garter tab cast-on or picking up stitches.

Detailed, easy to follow instructions: The stitch patterns have short repeats so that they are easy to follow and memorize, and the pattern includes close-up photos of each stitch.

Stitch counts are provided throughout so you can make sure you are on track at any point.

… with helpful tips: The pattern includes instructions for corrected a missed yarn over (we all make mistakes!), links for fixing a dropped edge stitch, and links for using lifelines, which make it much easier to go back and fix your knitting, if necessary.

This pattern has been tech edited and test knitted.