Cotton Candy Skies Shawlette

 

 

Wrap yourself in a wash of color with this elegant and eye-catching knitted shawlette. Featuring softly graduated stripes that flow from vibrant turquoise through creamy white and blush pink to rich lavender, this design is both modern and timeless. The simple two rows pattern of ribbed texture creates wonderful drape, stretch, and warmth, making it a relaxing project to knit and a versatile accessory to wear. Whether styled casually over your shoulders or wrapped snugly around your neck, this shawlette is made using just one cake of Lion Brand Mandala yarn, that adds a beautiful splash of color to any outfit and is perfect for knitters who enjoy soothing simple pattern and stunning results.

Overview:

• Skill level: Intermediate.
• Instructions style: written pattern and chart.
• Yarn weight: Light 3.
• Available sizes: one size (see detailed measurements below).
• Size customization: you can adjust the size to be shorter or longer by changing the number of pattern repetitions.
• Techniques needed: knit, purl, slip stitch knit-wise and purL-wise.

 

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Materials:

• Suggested yarn: Lion brand Mandala, 100% acrylic, 5.3 oz (150 g), 590 yards (540 m), in the color Liger (232F), 1 cake.
• Knitting needles, size US 8 (5 mm), straight or circular.
• Tapestry needle.

Measurements: width = 24.5" (62 cm), length = 48" (122 cm), approx.

Yardage: 575 - 580 yards (530 - 535 m), approx.

Gauge: 18 stitches and 26 rows = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch and US 8 (5 mm) knitting needles.

Knitting terms:

• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• k: knit.
• p: purl.
• yo: yarn over.
• (sl st)k: slip stitch knit-wise.
• (sl st)p: slip stitch purl-wise.
• k2togtbl: knit two stitches together through back loops.

Instructions:

Cast on 6 sts, then work as follows:

Row 1: k 3, p 3.

Row 2: (sl st)k, k 1, yo, k 4.

Row 3: k 3, p 2, sl st, p 1.

Row 4: sl st, k 1, yo, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), k 3.

Row 5: k 3, (sl st)p, p 2, (sl st)p, p 1.

Row 6: (sl st)k, k 1, yo, k 1, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), k 3.

Row 7: k 3, (sl st)p, p 3, (sl st)p, p 1.

Row 8: (sl st)k, k 1, yo, p 2, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), k 3.

Row 9: k 3, (sl st)p, p 1, k 2, p 1, (sl st)p, p 1.

Row 10: (sl st)k, k 1, yo, k 1, p 2, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), k 3.

Row 11: k 3, (sl st)p, p 1, k 2, p 2, (sl st)p, p 1.

Row 12: (sl st)k, k 1, yo, k 1, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), p 2, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), k 3.

Row 13: k 3, (sl st)p, p 1, k 2, (sl st)p, p 2, (sl st)p, p 1.

Row 14: (sl st)k, k 1, yo, k 1, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), p 2, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), k 3.

Row 15: k 3, (sl st)p, p 1, k 2, (sl st)p, p 3, (sl st)p, p 1.

General pattern:

Row 16: (sl st)k, k 1, yo, *p 2, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), repeat from * to last 3 sts, k 3.

Row 17: k 3, *(sl st)p, p 1, k 2, repeat from * to last 3 sts, p 1, (sl st)p, p 1.

Row 18: (sl st)k, k 1, yo, k 1, *p 2, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), repeat from * to last 3 sts, k 3.

Row 19: k 3, *(sl st)p, p 1, k 2, repeat from * to last 4 sts, p 2, (sl st)p, p 1.

Row 20: (sl st)k, k 1, yo, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), *p 2, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), repeat from * to last 3 sts, k 3.

Row 21: k 3, *(sl st)p, p 1, k 2, repeat from * to last 5 sts, (sl st)p, p 2, (sl st)p, p 1.

Row 22: (sl st)k, k 1, yo, k 1, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), *p 2, (k2togtbl, k the second st through back loop again), repeat from * to last 3 sts, k 3.

Row 23: k 3, *(sl st)p, p 1, k 2, repeat from * to last 6 sts, (sl st)p, p 3, (sl st)p, p 1.

Repeat the general pattern to end of the yarn. Keep enough yarn for the bind off row.

Stretchy bind off row: k 2, slip the 2 sts back to left needle, k2tog, *k 1, slip the 2 sts back to left needle, k2tog, repeat from * to end. You can watch my tutorial video for the stretchy bind off method here: 

 

Weave in loose ends.

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

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