Wavelength Shawl by handful of colour

Wavelength Shawl

Knitting
August 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Panel
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
897 - 919 yards (820 - 840 m)
One Size
English
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There has been so much talk about wavelengths, frequency and good vibes lately that the Wavelength Shawl was very nearly called the Good Vibes shawl. The idea behind Wavelength was to create something simple enough for a relative beginner to knit but that looks like so much more - all achieved with a little mosaic knitting (aka slipped stitches).

SHAPE
Wavelength is a triangular shawl that starts from the centre top edge and increases in width and depth forming a point as you go. It is constructed using two contrasting yarns. Just one colour is worked per row.

SKILL/DIFFICULTY
-Cast on and off
-Knit
-Increase (by making a backwards loop)
-Slip a stitch purlwise
-Change yarn colours at beginning of a row
-Pick up and knit stitches from an edge

DIMENSIONS
Wingspan: Approx 78.75” or 200cm

Depth: Approx 29.5” or 75cm.5” or 75cm

YARN AND MATERIALS
2 different colourways fingering yarns (420m for one and 400m for the other colour way) one with long colour repeats, the other a single colour. Total: 820m (896.76 yds approx).

NEEDLE SIZE
US 2/3 (3mm) circular needles; 40” (100cm) cable.

US 8 (5mm) Double-Pointed Needle (DPN); or circular any length to cast off / bind off.

GAUGE
Garter stripe section: 20 sts (including slipped sts) x 36 rows blocked (10cm square).

NOTIONS
2 x stitchmarkers, Tape measure, tapestry needle, scissors, blocking mat, blocking wires and/or pins.