Aqua Tides Shawl

Hello my fellow knitters! Today I bring you another project done using Caron's One Pound yarn. This skein has been with me for a year, and I've been mulling over how to turn it into something special. This week, I started working on it, and I have to tell you, working with this yarn went smoothly and with great ease. At the request of some of my dear followers, I have included a detailed, step-by-step tutorial on how to start knitting a garter pattern edge shawl (such as this one). You will also find a link down below for how to cast off this shawl and other similar ones. I hope you all enjoy making and wearing this shawl! See you in the next post.

Skill level: Intermediate

GET printable PDF for this pattern here.

Materials:

• Caron One Pound, 100% acrylic, 16 oz (453.6 g), 812 yards (742 m), in the color “Aqua” 10622: 1 skein.
• Circular knitting needles, 40" (100 cm) long, size US 10 (6 mm).
• Tapestry needle.
• Ring stitch markers.

Measurements: Width: 63" (160 cm), height: 35.5" (90 cm), approx. 

Gauge: 17 sts and 20 rows = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch.

Yardage:  800 - 810 yards (730 - 740 m) approx.

Knitting Terms

• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• k: knit.
• p: purl.
• yo: yarn over.
• k2tog: knit 2 sts together. 
• ssk: slip, slip, knit the 2 sts together through back loops.

Instructions:

Cast on 3 sts, knit 7 rows, turn work 90 degrees clockwise, pick up 1 st out of each purl row side (3 sts in total), turn work 90 degrees clockwise again, pick up 3 sts from bottom. (9 sts)

You can also watch this video tutorial to learn how to do this type of cast on:

Work the next row as follows:

Row (wrong side): k 3, p 3, k 3, turn.

Insert a ring stitch marker before and after the center stitch:

Row 1: k 3, yo, p 1, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, p 1, yo, k 3. (13 sts)

Row 2: k 6, p 1, k 6.

Row 3: k 3, yo, k 3, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, k 3, yo, k 3. (17 sts)

Row 4: k 3, p to last 3 sts, k 3.

Row 5: k 3, yo, p 5, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, p 5, yo, k 3. (21 sts)

Row 6: k 10, p 1, k 10, turn.

General Pattern

Row 7: k 3, (yo, k2tog), repeat between () to one st before the center st, yo, k 1, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, k 1, yo, (ssk, yo), repeat between () to last 3 sts, k 3. 

Row 8: k 3, p to last 3 sts, k 3.

Row 9: repeat row 7.

Row 10: repeat row 8

Row 11: repeat row 7.

Row 12: repeat row 8.

Row 13: k 3, yo, p to center st, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, p to last 3 sts, yo, k 3. 

Row 14: k to center st, p 1, k to end.

Row 15: k 3, yo, k to center st, yo, k 1 (center st), yo, k to last 3 sts, yo, k 3. 

Row 16: k 3, p to last 3 sts, k 3.

Row 17: repeat row 13.

Row 18: repeat row 14.

Repeat rows (7- 18) ten times, then work rows (7- 12) of the pattern once.

Bind off row:

Follow these steps:

1. Bind off 2 sts.
2. knit the stitch on right needle twice.
3. Insert left needle into the root of the stitch from back to front and knit one st, bind off one st.

Repeat steps (1- 3) to the last 3 sts, then bind them off. Cut yarn. Weave in loose ends.

You can also watch this video tutorial I made to learn how to do the bind off step:

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

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