This welted shawl/scarf has a pretty grand Edward Gorey bat-in-the-distance kind of shape—the welted fabric make it flexible and light, and the shaping has a nice ambiguity. It can be blocked for a more organic or a harder geometric look, and can be styled to emphasize the leafy seahorse-style weirdness of it or to make that more subtle.

This expands on some ideas I’ve been playing with lately—check out my Ravelry portfolio for more!

Materials:

• 595-630 yards of heavy fingering-weight yarn; the sample is shown in Cascade Heritage (Cedar Green), Juliespins Euro Fingering (Packham Pear, the bright green), Malabrigo Yarn Sock (black), and other sockweight yarns.
• 1 24”+ circular needle in US4-5/3.5-3.75mm, or size needed for gauge
• tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Gauge:
Gauge is 18 sts and 36 rows over 4”/10cm of pattern as written, worked flat and blocked pretty severely. Gauge is really only important for yardage estimates here; if you’re flexible on that, aim for a fabric you like.

Measurements:
This shawl is 81.5”/2.05m across the wingspan, with the triangle-based pattern wedges ranging from 8.5”/22cm to 15.5”/39cm deep. It’s wider at the ends than it is at the middle, and measurements may differ a little due to the welting pattern.