The Souvenir by Gabrielle Everett

The Souvenir

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Knitting
February 2020
both are used in this pattern
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches = 4 inches
in garter
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1050 yards (960 m)
One Size
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

This pattern is in the testing phase. Message me if you’d like to test it!
While on our annual family beach vacation to the Outer Banks in North Carolina I got to go to my favorite beach yarn shop, Yarn and More, where I bought this beautiful souvenir yarn. The white and blue speckled yarn combined with the deep blue reminds me of the ocean.
As I was pondering a design for this lovely Malabrigo yarn I kept thinking of the foamy waves emerging out of the deep ocean. Mohair seemed the perfect fit for the foam at the break of the wave.

This shawl is triangular, knit from the small point and gets wider as you go. There are 4 sections consisting of two garter, one lace, and one brioche. It is a great project for those new to two color brioche knitting as the brioche section has no increases, decreases, or patterns within the brioche knitting.

I had a great time dreaming up this design, as well as, knitting it! It is the perfect combination of interesting and relaxing knitting. I hope that you enjoy the knitting process and dream of waves crashing on the shore as you knit. May that image relax you as it does me!

Materials
Yarn: Two skeins of Malabrigo Mechita 100% superwash merino single ply wool, 420 yds/100g and one ball of Rowan Kidsilk Haze 70% mohair and 30% silk, 230 yds/25g.

C1: Speckled fingering weight yarn
C2: Mohair
C3: Solid or tonal fingering weight yarn

Sample used Malabrigo Mechita in colorway Piano (C1), and colorway dye lot 100 (not named) (C3), and Rowan Kidsilk Haze 230yds/25g in colorway White (C2).

Gauge: 28 sts per 4in/ 10cm using C1 or C2 in garter st
Needles: US #4/3.5mm 24+ in/ 60+cm circulars
Notions: Stitch markers and darning needle
Techniques: Basic two-color brioche knitting (perfect for a first brioche project), simple eyelet lace