The Strook Shawl is the kind of project you can pick up at any time, whether you have an entire evening ahead of you or just ten minutes with your coffee. Its simple lace-and-garter rhythm makes it a wonderfully mindless knit, perfect for unwinding. Best of all, it’s a scrap buster: the stripe sections are ideal for showing off leftover yarns from your stash or for mixing small amounts of precious hand-dyed skeins with a main colour. Whether you go for a bold rainbow or a subtle gradient, every version becomes uniquely yours.

Yarn
A solid-coloured fingering-weight yarn is recommended as your MC and as a contrast colour, any fingering-weight yarn will do.
For the S-sized sample, a combination of Silkn’n Wool by Wol met Verve (fingering-weight, 459y/420m per 100g, 75% merino, 25% silk) in the colour Mahogany (MC) and scraps (fingering-weight, 85% merino wool, 15% nylon, 437y/400m per 100g) as a CC gradient were used. The scarf has CC stripes until about halfway through and continues in MC afterwards.
For the L-sized sample, Deluxe Sock by Auridon Yarns (fingering-weight, 85% merino wool, 15% nylon, 437y/400m per 100g) in the colour Berlin was used as MC and a 40-piece 2016 sample collection from Madelinetosh Twist Light in various colours was used as CCs, filling the shawl all the way with stripes.

Yardage
S: 384y/352m (or 84g) of MC and approximately 206y/189m (or 15x3g) of CC.
L: 528y/483m (or 115g) of MC (divided into 2 balls: one ~95g and one ~20g for the edge plus ~120g (475y/435m) of CC.
You can easily customise the size of your shawl based on how much yarn you have available. If you’re running low on your MC or want to make the most of a special CC, simply adjust the number of pattern repeats. This flexibility makes it a great project for using up leftover skeins or working with precious hand-dyed yarns. Whether you have a little or a lot, you can shape the shawl to suit your yardage and preferences.

Needles & notions
4mm/US6 needles either DPNs, straight or circulars
A pair of scissors
A tapestry needle
(optional) blocking materials

Sizes
The scarf can be easily modified to any desired size.
Two samples are shown in this pattern’s pictures: one in size small (S) which has a wingspan (cast-on edge to bind-off edge) after blocking of 71”/181cm with a depth (at the centre of the shawl - this is the width at the widest point of the shawl) of 16.5”/42cm. The large (L) sample has a wingspan of approximately 96”/244cm with a depth of 22”/56cm.

Gauge
19 stitches x 40 rows per 4x4”/10x10cm in pattern stitch* on needle size 4mm/US6 after blocking.
Gauge isn’t crucial for this pattern, which makes it a relaxed and beginner-friendly project. As long as you like the fabric you’re getting and it drapes well, you’re good to go! Just keep in mind that changes in gauge might affect the final size of your shawl and the amount of yarn you’ll need, so it’s a good idea to have a little extra on hand if you’re making adjustments.

Links to helpful video tutorials are provided, especially for the cast-on, which can be a bit tricky.