Waves of love

Waves of Love Knitted Shawl by marionknits

What is Being Made

Waves of Love is a downloadable knitting pattern for a triangular shawl designed by Marion Crivelli. This beginner-friendly shawl features a wingspan of approximately 69 inches (175 cm) and a depth of 21½ inches (55 cm) after blocking, making it a versatile accessory suitable for various occasions and body types.

Yarn and Materials

This shawl is worked in fingering weight yarn (4-ply), requiring approximately 963 yards (880 meters) of yarn total. The pattern specifies 438 yards (400 meters) for the main color in the darling colorway. Knitters will need appropriate needles for fingering weight yarn to achieve the correct gauge and drape characteristic of this shawl design.

Knitting Techniques and Stitches

The Waves of Love shawl employs several fundamental knitting techniques suitable for beginner-level knitters:

• Knit (k) – the basic knit stitch forming the foundation of the fabric
• Purl (p) – the reverse of the knit stitch, creating textural variation
• Knit front and back (kfb) – an increase technique that creates one new stitch from a single stitch
• Make one left (m1l) – an increase worked by lifting the loop between stitches from the front and knitting into the back of the loop
• Make one right (m1r) – an increase worked by lifting the loop between stitches from the back and knitting into the front of the loop
• Knit two together (k2tog) – a right-leaning decrease that combines two stitches into one
• Purl two together (p2tog) – a decrease worked on the purl side
• Slip, slip, knit (ssk) – a left-leaning decrease created by slipping two stitches individually as if to knit, then knitting them together through the back loops
• Slip, slip, purl (ssp) – the purl-side equivalent of ssk, slipping two stitches individually as if to purl before purling them together
• Slip one (sl1) – a stitch manipulation worked differently on right-side and wrong-side rows to create clean edges

The pattern also incorporates lace marker placement and standard knitting abbreviations to guide construction. The combination of increases and decreases creates the characteristic wave shaping that gives this shawl its name and elegant drape.

Pattern Structure

The shawl is designed as a triangular construction, which is a classic shawl shape that provides versatility in wear. The pattern uses markers to help knitters track their progress through the design sections and maintain stitch counts accurately.