Reef Waves Shawlette

Hi everyone! Most of the time, I buy yarn on a whim, without a prior plan for what I’m gonna do with it. The color or texture would excite me at first so I purchase it, then, when I sit down browsing online to see what I can make out of it, I get into this endless loop of trial and error, which is really tiring most of the time. And this is exactly what happened with the yarn I used for this shawlette. I impulsively bought a bag of five skeins, only to find out later how hard it is to work this kind of yarn into a pattern. But isn’t this a nice challenge that makes knitting more exciting and worthwhile? And so, after draining half of my mental powers, the five skeins became the Crimson krill shawl and this shawlette. I think they both look very pretty, are incredibly easy to make, and leave you with this soft and cozy feeling on your skin when worn during these spring days and nights. I hope you give knitting it a try and have a lovely time doing it. Stay safe and healthy!

Skill level: Easy

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Materials:

• Yarn: Bonbon Luks, 100% acrylic, 3.53 oz (100 g), 263 yards (240 m), in the color 98564: 2 skeins.
• Circular knitting needles, 32" (80 cm) long, size US 7 (4.5 mm).
• Tapestry needle.

Measurements: width = 44" (112 cm), height = 22" (56 cm), approx.

Yardage: 570- 576 yards (475- 480 m), approx.

Gauge: 24 sts and 30 rows = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch.

Knitting Terms:

• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• k: knit.
• p: purl.
• yo: yarn over.
• sl st: slip stitch.
• k2tog: knit 2 sts together.
• ssk: slip, slip, knit the slipped sts together through back loops.
• s2s1ktog: slip two sts as if to knit them together, slip the third one knit-wise, knit the three sts together through back loops (centered double decrease). You can watch my tutorial video below to learn how to knit this stitch:

Instructions:

Cast on 5 sts.

Row 1: k 3, p 2.

Note: always slip the first st purlwise.

Row 2: sl st, k 1, yo, k 3. (6 sts)

Row 3 and every odd numbered row: k 3, p to last 2 sts, sl st, p 1.

Rows 4, 6, 8, 10: sl st, k 1, yo, k to end. (10 sts)

Row 12: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, k2tog, k 3. (11 sts)

Row 14: sl st, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 1, k2tog, k 3. (12 sts)

Row 16: sl st, k 1, yo, k 5, yo, k2tog, k 3. (13 sts)

Row 18: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 5, k2tog, k 3. (14 sts)

Row 20: sl st, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 4, k2tog, k 3. (15 sts)

Row 22: sl st, k 1, yo, k 5, yo, k 3, k2tog, k 3. (16 sts)

Row 24: sl st, k 7, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, k2tog, k 3. (17 sts)

Row 26: sl st, k 1, yo, ssk, k 4, yo, k 3, yo, k 1, k2tog, k 3. (18 sts)

Row 28: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, ssk, k 3, yo, k 5, yo, k2tog, k 3. (19 sts)

Row 30: sl st, k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 5, k2tog, k 3. (20 sts)

Row 32: sl st, k 1, yo, k 3, ssk, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 4, k2tog, k 3. (21 sts)

Row 34: sl st, k 1, yo, k 4, ssk, yo, k 5, yo, k 3, k2tog, k 3. (22 sts)

Row 36: sl st, k 3, yo, k 2, s2s1ktog, k 5, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, k2tog, k 3. (22 sts)

Row 38: sl st, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 1, s2s1ktog, k 4, yo, k 3, yo, k 1, k2tog, k 3. (23 sts)

Row 40: sl st, k 1, yo, k 5, yo, s2s1ktog, k 3, yo, k 5, yo, k2tog, k 3. (24 sts)

Row 42: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 5, s2s1ktog, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 5, k2tog, k 3. (25 sts)

Row 44: sl st, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 4, s2s1ktog, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 4, k2tog, k 3. (26 sts)

Row 46: sl st, k 1, yo, k 5, yo, k 3, s2s1ktog, yo, k 5, yo, k 3, k2tog, k 3. (27 sts)

Row 48: sl st, k 7, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, s2s1ktog, k 5, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, k2tog, k 3. (28 sts)

Row 50: sl st, k 1, yo, ssk, k 4, yo, k 3, yo, k 1, s2s1ktog, k 4, yo, k 3, yo, k 1, k2tog, k 3. (29 sts)

Row 52: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, ssk, k 3, yo, k 5, yo, s2s1ktog, k 3, yo, k 5, yo, k2tog, k 3 (30 sts)

Row 54: sl st, k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 5, s2s1ktog, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 5, k2tog, k 3. (31 sts)

Row 56: sl st, k 1, yo, k 3, ssk, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 4, s2s1ktog, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 4, k2tog, k 3. (32 sts)

Row 58: sl st, k 1, yo, k 4, ssk, yo, k 5, yo, k 3, s2s1ktog, yo, k 5, yo, k 3, k2tog, k 3. (33 sts)

General Pattern:

Row 60: sl st, k 3, yo, k 2, *s2s1ktog, k 5, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k 3. 

Row 62: sl st, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 1, *s2s1ktog, k 4, yo, k 3, yo, k 1, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k 3. 

Row 64: sl st, k 1, yo, k 5, yo, *s2s1ktog, k 3, yo, k 5, yo, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k 3. 

Row 66: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 5, *s2s1ktog, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 5, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k 3.

Row 68: sl st, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 4, *s2s1ktog, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 4, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k 3.

Row 70: sl st, k 1, yo, k 5, yo, k 3, *s2s1ktog, yo, k 5, yo, k 3, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k 3. 

Row 72: sl st, k 7, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, *s2s1ktog, k 5, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k 3. 

Row 74: sl st, k 1, yo, ssk, k 4, yo, k 3, yo, k 1, *s2s1ktog, k 4, yo, k 3, yo, k 1, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k 3. 

Row 76: sl st, k 1, yo, k 1, ssk, k 3, yo, k 5, yo, *s2s1ktog, k 3, yo, k 5, yo, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k 3. 

Row 78: sl st, k 1, yo, k 2, ssk, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 5, *s2s1ktog, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 5, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k 3. 

Row 80: sl st, k 1, yo, k 3, ssk, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 4, *s2s1ktog, k 1, yo, k 3, yo, k 4, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k 3. 

Row 82: sl st, k 1, yo, k 4, ssk, yo, k 5, yo, k 3, *s2s1ktog, yo, k 5, yo, k 3, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2tog, k 3. 

Repeat the general pattern ten more times, or as many as you prefer. 

I-cord bind off row: *k 1, ssk, pass the two sts back to the left needle, repeat from * to the last 2 sts, ssk. Cut yarn. Weave in loose ends. Block well and enjoy wearing. Here is a video tutorial that I made for the I-cord bind off method:

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

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