I wanted to design a shawl pattern that had energy, and was wild and whimsical and distracting. I named it Haywire because it’s a little crazy, a wonderful mix of color and texture and flow. I want this shawl to be a fun knit project, a project to sample different stitches and play with the combination of techniques and color.

I have created a facebook KAL group for this pattern. It has videos that will be useful to help you work through this pattern (garter tab, increases, double yarn overs, brioche…) It is also a great way for you to get help from me as I follow all of my KAL groups carefully. https://www.facebook.com/LaBourLineDesigns/

Many of the test knitters chose to do an I-cord bind off instead of the written bind off to give a little more weight to the last color of the shawl. It is a great idea if you want just a little more definition to the bind off edge color.

Yarn:
Yarn Over New York by Jessie Ksanznak Staten Island Ferry Sock Yarn
75% 19.5 micron Merino, 25% Nylon yarn, Fingering / 4 Ply / Sock weight.
Each 100g, 365m/ 399yds
Staten Island Ferry Sock Yarn Colors:
Color A: Primitive Technology (charcoal grey) , 70g/267yards.
Color B: Midnight Moment (blue), 25g/96 yards.
Color C: Sea from Space (variegated), 25g/ 96 yards.
Color D: Bare (natural), 40g/153 yards.
Color E: Life is a Daffodil (yellow with speckles), 25g/96 yards. https://www.etsy.com/shop/yarnovernewyork

Needles:
US size 5/3.75mm, 42”/100cm, circular knitting needle.

Notions:
Waste yarn for provisional cast on.
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle.

Gauge:
22sts x 38rows = 4”/10cm. In stockinette stitch, blocked.
Gauge is not crucial, but if your gauge is too tight you could end up with a much smaller shawl.
A looser gauge may require added yardage.

Sizes:
One Size. Blocked hard.
Pattern Notes:
66” wingspan.
27” Deep at center.

Abbreviations:
M1L—Pick up the bar between the last stitch you knit and the one you’re about to knit, bringing the needle from the front to the back, place it on the left needle and knit into the back loop.
M1R--Pick up the bar between the last stitch you knit and the one you’re about to knit, bringing the needle from the back to the front, place it onto the left needle, knit into the front loop.
pm—place marker
sm—slip marker
RS/WS—Right side/wrong side
yo—yarn over
yoyo—double yarn over

Brioche abbreviations:
brk—brioche knit—knit the stitch that was slipped in the previous row together with its yarn over
brp—brioche purl—purl the stitch that was slipped in the previous row together with its yarn over
Sl1yo- slip 1 stitch and yarn over at the same time- bring yarn to front, slip next stitch purlwise, bring yarn over new stitch to back to yarn over.
brk-yo-brk—brk1, yo (yarn forward under needle, then over needle to back), then brk1 into same st. (2 sts increased)
k1-yo-k1—k1, yo (yarn forward under needle then over needle to back), then k1 into same stitch (2 sts increased)