This pattern is available only through the Indie Untangled Where We Knit Yarn Club until February 2026.

Accessibility: This pattern includes an additional digital pdf in an easy-to-read format. The easy-to-read format is written in 22 point sans serif font (Arial) in all black text, in a single column. It has no italics. All of the directions are fully written out, and fewer abbreviations are used. No charts are used for this version.

ABOUT THE DESIGN

Inspired by a lifetime of looking up at the skies, this shawl design is a knitted translation of a cloud phenomenon that resembles undulating waves or ripples. Known as undulatus, this formation can occur at varying altitudes.

CONSTRUCTION

Undulatus is a sideways triangular shawl that begins with the right point, with increases worked until the full depth is achieved. Then decreases are worked, ending with the left point. The diagonal lines of the motif are worked with knit and purl stitches, creating a fabric that is fully reversible.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Sizes: 1 (2)
Wingspan: 45 (67) inches or 114.5 (170) cm
Center depth: 16 (23.75) inches or 40.5 (60.5) cm

Shown in size 1

YARN

Approximately 375 (825) yards or 343 (755) meters in fingering weight yarn

Shown in BFL Fingering by Big Little Yarn Co. (100% Bluefaced Leicester; 437 yards or 400 meters per 100 g skein). Color: Twilight Clouds; 1 (2) skein(s)

NEEDLES

U.S. 4 or 3.5 mm circular needle, 24 inches or 60 cm long

NOTIONS

tapestry needle

GAUGE

23 stitches by 32 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm over motif, after blocking

Note: Achieving exact gauge is not critical for this project, but your gauge will affect the yardage required and finished measurements.
If you choose not to make a gauge swatch, you may want to block your work after completing the first 8 inches or 20 cm to ensure that you like the feel of the fabric.

Photography: Rhett Clement
Tech editing: Dawn Catanzaro
Test knitting: Chaitanya, LindaNYC, C. Huang, CozumelKnitter