Knitpicks alpaca boucle and self-striping Chroma or Sandscapes make a feather-light and cozy shawl. The white one in the picture has turned out to be my favorite shawl for traveling because it goes with everything and it’s so light – it goes on all my trips with me, even in the summer, to keep me warm on the plane.
Finished Measurements:
Length: 60”
Width: 19”
Yarn:
Knitpicks Bubbly Boucle, 328 yards per 100g skein, 2 skeins
Chroma (396 yards per 100g ball) or Sandscapes (328 yards per 100g ball), 1 skein
Waste yarn for provisional cast-on
Needles:
Size 8 (5 mm) circular needle, at least 24” long
Size G crochet hook (hook size does not really matter for the crochet cast-on)
An extra circular needle size 8 or smaller, to hold stitches from provisional cast-on when the waste yarn
is removed.
8 markers to mark the corners for the border, one of a different color to mark the beginning of the round.
Gauge:
4.8 stitches per inch in stockinette and in garter stitch
Note: gauge is not as important for a rectangular shawl as it is for a more fitted garment like a sweater.
Techniques used:
Knit stitch, purl stitch, kfb increases, crochet cast-on for provisional cast-on, picking up stitches
Difficulty:
Easy – the hardest part is picking up the stitches along the sides.