Playground Shawl by Justyna Lorkowska

Playground Shawl

Knitting
August 2015
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
405 yards (370 m)
adjustable
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This pattern is available for free.

One day I cast on for the shawl shortly after breakfast to be ready to knit it during the many hours I find myself with kids at the playground. It was meant to be simple and fun, with a maximum of two sections that could be easily memorized – a perfect playground shawl.

This design has been created to show off the beauty of Caterpillargreen Yarns. Although I strongly recommend enjoying “the Caterpillargreen experience”, you can use substitutes. You can grab any yarn you wish – any color, any weight – and just play with the instructions to create your own beautiful Playground Shawl. Your imagination is the only limit here!

Size:
adjustable; sample size: approx. 145cm/58” wide along top edge and 55cm/22” high.

Yarn:
1 skein of Caterpillargreen Yarns MCN Fingering – Shawl (70% merino, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon; 370m/405y per 115g). Sample show in colorway: Concrete and Tulips.

Needles:
4.5mm/US #7 circular needle (60cm/24” long).

Other:
tapestry needle for weaving, blocking pins.

Gauge:
16 sts and 38 rows = 10cm/4” in Garter st worked flat.
The gauge isn’t crucial on this project, but differences will affect the finished size as well as the required yardage.

(You can download the PDF from the blog).

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