Weyburn Place Shawl
Weyburn Place Shawl
This asymmetric triangular shawl is worked flat from the bottom point up, starting with just 3 stitches. It features a simple stitch pattern in combination with a gradient mini-skein color progression, Latvian braids, and a corrugated ribbing finish to produce a complex-looking texture that is surprisingly easy to knit.
Asymmetric increases and frequent color changes from the mini-skeins make this pattern predictably unpredictable. Because every row has a different number of sts, the number of rows you can complete for each stripe of color will also be different. If your row gauge differs from the stated gauge, you will be able to complete a different number of rows with your mini-skein so the measurements of stripe heights should be considered approximate.
As written, the pattern uses one set of gradient mini-skeins and one skein of the main color, but if you have more yarn, it is easily adjustable.
Techniques Used:
• Increases: kbf, kbfb
• Latvian braid
• Corrugated ribbing
Needles:
32-inch 80 cm US Size 2.5 3 mm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
Note: shawl is worked flat, but a circular needle is used to accommodate the large number of stitches you will have by the end.
Notions:
Measuring device (either a scale, preferably that uses grams, or a yard/meter stick)
3 short pieces of waste yarn (to mark halfway point of 3 mini-skeins)
Locking stitch marker (optional)
Tapestry needle
Finished Measurements (blocked):
46” wide along top edge x 20.5” long, tip to top / 117 cm wide along top edge x 52 cm long, tip to top
For more information, see: http://www.tkga.org
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Suggested yarn: A Hundred Ravens Iachos, A Hundred Ravens Iachos Minis, both are used in this pattern
Yarn weight: Fingering (14 wpi)
Gauge: 27 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches in Textured Stitch
Needle size: US 2½ - 3.0 mm
Yardage: 800 yards (732 m)