Atalaya

This cozy worsted–weight shawl is knit in a basket-weave stitch with several size and color options. It is worked top-down from the center outward in a shallow V.

Skills required:

• Increasing by knitting into the front and the back of a stitch
• Backwards-loop cast-on 
• Slipping stitches

Approximate measurements (wingspan is measured along the top V-shaped edge):

• Small shawl: 60” wingspan and 21” depth after blocking 
• Large shawl: 72” wingspan and 24” depth after blocking

Yardage breakdown by color:

Small shawl in 3 colors plus an accent color: 

• 200 yards of color 1 (light in sample) 
• 180 yards of color 2 (medium in sample) 
• 250 yards of color 3 (dark in sample) 
• 50 yards of accent color (variegated Silk Garden in sample)

Large shawl in 3 colors: 

• 290 yards of color 1 (teal in sample) 
• 265 yards of color 2 (sage in sample) 
• 400 yards of color 3 (brown in sample)