Four Season Shawls - Summer
Rantahiekka (Beach Sand)

Four Season shawls are the result of a long “quest for crescent”, where I wanted to eliminate the often appearing “bump” in the upper edge. Also the tips of the shawls don’t curl at all or very little.

There are four sizes, which all have their own charts. The pattern is very detailed and user friendly. For example the beginning is explained with pictures and video. I’ve also tried to explain each step in detail for less experienced knitters.

Sample shawls in pictures:

Wollelfe Merino Pure: Beach (discontinued), 100 g / 400 m
Size: medium, Weight: 135 g, Meterage: 540 m, Wingspan: 185 cm

Adlibris Merino Fine DIY, 100 g / 400 m (self-dyed)
Size: medium, Weight: 134 g, Meterage: 536 m, Wingspan: 205 cm

Isager Highland Wool: Sand, 50 g / 275 m
Size: medium, Weight: 96 g, Meterage: 528 m, Wingspan: 193 cm

Note: Mini sized shawl out of Isager Highland Wool took 64 g of yarn with meterage of 352 m. Unfortunately I don’t have small and large sample shawls. In my other shawls small shawl has taken 400-500 m of yarn and a large one roughly 700 m.

You can use any fingering weight yarn (or some other yarn weight by adjusting the needle sizes). For stretchy merino yarns, I recommend 4 mm needles. For Isager Highland Wool, 4,5mm or 5mm. (I´ve used both, but now prefer 5mm). Prepare with extra meterage - there are no instructions to switching to a smaller size in the middle of a project.

The main lace is created with very basic lace knitting skills: k, p, k2tog, ssk, yo, centered 2-stitch decrease. Kfb, centered 4-stitch decrease, make 1 purled st right/left and twist to right/left are used in the edge chart. The shaping is made with: kyok, make 1 right/left, make 1 purled st right/left. Wrong side rows are purled, with shaping in the ends. In the edge charts there’s also parts of 1x1 rib on the wrong side.

The repeat is 20 sts. The pattern forms elements that can be remembered without looking to the pattern as you knit. In this shawl, the edge shart is more challenging and needs attention. The edge chart has also wrong side rows in it.

Materials:

• yarn (fingering weight)
• needles: 4 mm, 4,5 mm or 5 mm (US 6, 7 or 8)
• needles for bind off: 4,5 mm, 5 mm, 5,5 mm or 6 mm (US 7, 8, 9 or 10)
• short scrap yarn/thin ribbon (for start, not obligatory)
• crochet hook (for start, not obligatory)
• (stitch markers are not instructed, but can be added)
• darning needle (for weaving in yarn ends)
• blocking mats and lots of sewing pins