Shinkai shawl by Takako Takiguchi

Shinkai shawl

Knitting
November 2023
Sport (12 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
752 yards (688 m)
Wingspan About 260 cm ( 102" ) Top edge About 218 cm ( 86" ) Spine About 102 cm ( 40" )
English
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Shinkai shawl is a triangle shaped shawl with various stitches.
4 stitches are increased every other row and you can adjust the size as you like with the number of repeats.
There are 7 sections in this shawl and you can adjust the size at the stripe or garter sections easily. This is a great project using your leftovers. Enjoy mixing your leftovers and make your beautiful shawl!

SIZE
Wingspan About 260 cm ( 102” )
Top edge About 218 cm ( 86” )
Spine About 102 cm ( 40” )

MATERIALS
You can use any weight, materials. Please adjust the yardage according to the yarn used. I recommend weighing each yarn and checking the approximate yardage to use them in the pattern effectively.

Drops Safran by Garnstudio ( Sport 160 m / 50 g )
C1: Black
2 skeins = 320.0 meters (350.0 yards), 100 grams
C2: Turquoise
0.76 skeins = 121.6 meters (133.0 yards), 38 grams
C3: Light Ice Blue
0.22 skeins = 35.2 meters (38.5 yards), 11 grams
C4: Off White
0.12 skeins = 19.2 meters (21.0 yards), 6 grams
C5: Navy Blue
1.2 skeins = 192.0 meters (210.0 yards), 60 grams

Needle size: 3.00 mm ( US 21⁄2 ) 32” circular needles, or size to obtain gauge
Gauge
18 sts 20 rows = 10 cm / 4” in garter st ( blocked )
20 sts 20 rows = 10 cm / 4” in mesh lace st ( blocked )
20 sts 24 rows = 10 cm / 4” in moss st ( blocked )
18 sts 24 rows = 10 cm / 4” in edge lace st ( blocked )

Gauge is not crucial, but it will affect finished size and yardage requirements.

NOTIONS
stitch markers and tapestry needle

This pattern is tested by
Isabella-Elena
purplegrape84
RRMoore3
mmeclerk
MartinevdM
poohbear2009
AnamariaBresso
CollinViljoen

Please check their beautiful works!