You and me Sunday driving not arriving on our way back home (Two Of Us - The Beatles)

Two Of Us is a shallow triangular shawl design. Its size is easily customizable, the three samples range from small to large. The shawl is worked sideways with strategically placed increases and decreases so the stripes slant the same way throughout the shawl. The use of Tunisian simple stitch and Tunisian knit stitch, combined with stripes, make for an easy to stitch and fast-growing shawl “Just two more rows” becomes a mantra until you’re finished with a feeling of coming home. The song Two Of Us by The Beatles captures that feeling perfectly.

Dimensions
Instructions are given to work this shawl to your desired dimensions and/or use all your available yarn.

Sample 1, largest size, worked in Aster (purple) and Quirky Rainbow (white)
Width: 215 cm/84.5 inch
Height: 30 cm/12 inch

Sample 2, medium size, worked in rainbow and lavender
Width: 167 cm/65.5 inch
Height: 24 cm/9.5 inch

Sample 3, smallest size, worked in red and purple
Width: 106 cm/41.5 inch
Height: 15 cm/6 inch

Yarn and Yardage
Fingering weight yarn in two colors in similar amounts. The samples were made with two colors each of 100g, 50g or 20g skeins.

Sample 1: Colourful Creativity Soft Sock (MC and CC); 80% merino, 20% nylon; 400m/437yd per 100g.
Yardage:
MC 280m/306yd, 70g in colorway Aster. CC 288m/315yd, 72g in colorway Quirky Rainbow.
This sample doesn’t use all the available yarn, testers have used 2x 100 gram for an even larger version.

Sample 2: Opal 4-fach Uni (MC) and Surprise (CC); 75% wool, 25% polyamide; 425m/465yd per 100g.
Yardage:
MC 213m/233yd, 50g in colorway 5186 (lavender).
CC 191m/209yd, 45g in colorway 4061 (rainbow).

Sample 3: Badcattoo mini kitten (MC); 75% merino, 25% nylon; 400m/437yd per 100g. Wolverhalen Enkeltje Sock (CC); 75% merino, 25% nylon; 425m/465yd per 100g. Yardage:
MC 85m/93yd, 20g in colorway dark purple.
CC 85m/93yd, 20g in colorway red variegated (OOAK).

Gauge
21 stitches and 16 rows in Tss = 10 cm/4” measured after blocking in the increase section of the shawl.
The slant created in this shawl causes the gauge to vary between the two sections. Obtaining gauge is not crucial for this design, as long as you’re happy with the drape of the fabric. If your gauge differs greatly, your yarn usage and the final dimensions will be affected.

Tools

• 5 mm Tunisian crochet hook (with a cable for the bigger sizes) or preferred hook size when working with fingering weight yarn.
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle
• Optional: stitch marker(s)
• Optional: gram scale to weigh yarn to measure half of your available yarn and determine when to stop increasing

Additional info

• Suitable for beginners who are familiar with the forward and return pass in Tunisian crochet and know how to recognize the stitches used (Tss and Tks)
• Schematic included
• Explanation on changing colors for the stripes is included
• A link to a video and written tutorial for magic ring is included
• Print friendly, pattern instructions all on 1 page

Two Of Us shawl is tech edited and tested before publication.