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Watercolours Shawl

Materials

For Shawl

4 balls Estelle Watercolours

(yarn is knit double throughout)

10mm circular needle 80 cm length
stitch marker
safety pin
Optional: 12mm needle for cast off
Gauge: Approximately 8 sts to 10 cm. Gauge is not critical for this project.
Abbreviations:
Sl 1 – with yarn in front slip the first st purl wise, take yarn to the back ready to knit the next sts.
YO – Yarn over
PM – Place marker

Using 2 strands of Watercolours, cast on 7 sts
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Sl 1, K1, YO, K1, YO, place marker,K1 (center stitch), YO, K1, YO, K2 – 11 sts
Row 3: Sl 1, knit to end
Row 4:Sl 1, K1, YO, K3, YO, K1, YO, K3, YO, K2 – 15 sts
Row 5: Sl 1, knit to end
Row 6: Sl 1, K1, YO, K5, YO, K1, YO, K5, YO, K2 – 19 sts
Row 7: Sl 1, knit to end

 Keeping continuity of pattern continue increases as set until 171 sts on needle for shawl or 87 sts for scarf.

 Next row: Sl 1, K1, YO, K1, *YO, K2tog,* repeat from * to marker,YO, K1, YO, K1, repeat from * to last 3 sts, K1, YO, K2 – 175 sts
Next row: As row 3
Next row: Increase row
Next row: As row 3

Cast off very loosely. Use the 12mm needle to ensure a loose cast off. Using cast on tail, reinforce cast on stitches at neck. Block shawl. Do not block scarf

 Helpful hints:
Because there is no right or wrong side to this shawl it is helpful to put a safely pin the shawl when you are ready to start either row 2 or 4.