Vector Field by Alina Appasova

Vector Field

Knitting
December 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
800 - 880 yards (732 - 805 m)
wingspan 85” x depth 18”
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Vector Field is a fun and easy knit. It is perfect for knitting in front of the TV, long road trips, or drinking wine! The repeats are short, intuitive, and easy to memorize.

You will need only 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn. You can use high contrast colors, mid-range contrast, solids with variegated, 2 semi-solids together, gradients, ombres. Do you have a hand-painted yarn, that is “being difficult” and doesn’t want to be anything but a colorful mess? That one can be tamed too! Just pair it with contrasting solid and you’re good to go!

The shawl is a slightly asymmetrical triangular shape, knitted sideways. The pattern can be worked from written instructions or charts. The pattern is written to use most of both colors, but you can adjust the size of the shawl, by working more or fewer repeats in each section.


Yarn:

Multicolored shawl: Keenan Hand Dyed Yarn Superwash Sock
(75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon, 463 yds/100g)

  • MC - 1 skein of That Brit Up the Street (semisolid)
  • CC - 1 skein of Your Brain On Yarn (multicolored, fun and crazy)

Yellow/blue shawl: Malabrigo Sock
(100% Merino, 440 yards / 100 grams)

  • MC - 1 skein of Frank Ochre
  • CC - 1 skein of Impressionist Sky

Or any similar fingering weight yarn in 2 contrasting colors

Needles: US #5 / 3.75 mm circular needles (or as required to get the gauge)

Notions: darning needle, 1 stitch marker

Gauge: 21 sts x 44 rows = 4” in garter stitch. Gauge is not crucial for this project, but will affect yardage and finished size if different from above.

Sizing: wingspan 85”, depth 18” (wet blocked and relaxed)

Skills: knit, kfb, slip


Instructions are available in two formats:

  • compact (5 pages, 11 pt)

  • large print (11 pages, 20 pt), the version with big letters for those who use portable devices like tablets and e-readers; also for those knitters who have difficulties reading small font on paper.


On Instagram (find me as @galimka_knits) use hashtag #vectorfieldshawl