Kaleidos Shawl by Kavitha Raman

Kaleidos Shawl

Knitting
October 2025
Sport (12 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Garter stitch, blocked.
US 6 - 4.0 mm
560 - 580 yards (512 - 530 m)
One Size (Adaptable, See Notes below)
English
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As a child, I spent hours in mesmerized wonder, peering through a kaleidoscope and marveling at its ever-changing play of light, shapes, and colors. Kaleidos shawl attempts to translate that experience into knitting, through a playful exploration of color and form.

The name Kaleidos comes from the Ancient Greek roots:
Kalos – beauty
Eidos – that which is seen: form, shape
Together, they evoke the idea of “beautiful
forms.”

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PATTERN NOTES
♡ Kaleidos is a two-color shawl worked in slipped stitches, also known as mosaic knitting. This technique uses only one color per row, making it a relatively approachable way to explore colorwork.
♡ The shawl construction begins at one tip with just a few cast-on stitches and grows through increases along one edge while working the mosaic motifs.
♡ Increases are done on the RS rows.
♡ The pattern incorporates 2-stitch slip stitch edging throughout.
♡ Written as well as charted instructions are provided.
♡ Charts show only RS rows.
♡ A row tracker (tracks RS only) is provided at the end of the pattern.
♡ You may work more or fewer repeats of chart A to for a wider or narrower motif section.
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PROJECT DETAILS
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length (along the longest edge): 54.5” / 136 cm.
Depth : 25.5”/ 64 cm.

YARN REQUIREMENTS
580 yards / 530 m of sport weight yarn in 2 colors.
MC:Umbriel; CC: Rake

YARN USED IN SAMPLE
2 skeins of Expression Fiber Arts, Buttery Sport, 100% Superwash Merino Wool.
300 yards / 274 m per 100g / 3.5 oz in Rake (CC) and Umbriel (MC) colorways.

NEEDLES USED
4 mm / US 6 circular needles, minimum length 24”/ 60 cm.

GAUGE
20 sts and 40 rows = 4”/ 10 cm in garter stitch, blocked.

NOTIONS
1 stitch marker, tapestry needle.
Optional: 1 (additional) locking stitch marker. Extra markers to separate motifs.

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
Icelandic BO.
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