Pool Shawl by Pia Trans

Pool Shawl

Knitting
January 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
US 8 - 5.0 mm
252 - 656 yards (230 - 600 m)
one size
Danish English
This pattern is available for kr.33.00 DKK buy it now

The Pool Shawl got its name from the subtle rib pattern that I learned at a pool in Dubai.

It is a long narrow shawl that can be knit in exactly the size you prefer. In the pattern I give some measurements for various amounts of DK weight yarn, but you can basically knit this shawl in any amount of any type of yarn – the perfect stash-buster!

I even used a tiny ball of left-over cashmere that was too good to go to waste. With just 15 grams of sport weight cashmere, I was able to make a tiny shawl that I use as a shawl cuff!


Sizes
You can knit this shawl to exactly the size you prefer. The measurements below are just to give you an idea about the sizes in various amounts of DK weight, but you can use any amount of any weight of yarn!

Small shawl: appr. 164 x 31 cm (64.5 x 12.2 inches)
Medium shawl: appr. 200 x 42 cm (78.7 x 16.5 inches)
Large shawl: appr. 300 x 51 cm (118 x 20 inches)

Yardage
Small shawl: 230 meters DK weight
Medium shawl: 390 meters DK weight
Large shawl: 600 meters DK weight

Samples are knit in the following yarns:
Small shawl: 100 gr / 230 meter undyed Single Alpakka from A Knitters World
Medium shawl: 170 gr / 390 meter Single Alpakka from A Knitters World in the colorway Shadow
Large shawl: 100 gr /600 meter mink held together with 72 gr / 600 meter mohair from A Knitters World, both in the colorway Dusty Fall.
A Knitters World: https://www.aknittersworld.dk/

Suggested needles
5 mm / US 8, preferably circular needles

Gauge
18 sts x 21 rows in subtle rib = 10x10 cm / 4x4 inches after blocking.

Needle size is only a suggestion! Change your needle size to achieve gauge – but then again; this is a shawl so you can also forget about gauge and just create a fabric you like!