Tarfala Valley Shawl Knitting Pattern Download

Description

Even the simplest shawl can add style (and warmth) to an outfit. This crescent-shaped wrap features garter stitch in a variegated yarn and a dramatic lace border in a solid yarn. Muted tones ripple across this shawl just as they do across an alpine tundra or Swedish glacier.

Designer: Susanna IC

Difficulty: Intermediate

Yarn Weight: 3

Finished Size: 18″ deep at the center and 70″ long.

Specific Yarn Used: Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend (70% merino extrafine wool, 30% silk; 150 yd [135 m]/1¾ oz [50 g]): abalone (light purple; MC), 3 skeins and ice melt (light blue; CC), 1 skein. Yarn distributed by Fairmount Fibers.

Needles: Sizes 6 (4 mm), 8 (5 mm), and 9 (5.5 mm): 32″ circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions: Markers (m); tapestry needle.

Gauge: 16 sts and 26 rows = 4″ in garter st on mediumsized needles.

Notes:

• This shawl is worked back and forth in rows from the top down. A circular needle is used to accommodate the large number of stitches.
• When working short-rows in garter stitch, it is not necessary to work the wraps together with the stitches they wrap since the wraps will be hidden in the garter ridges.
• Do not break yarn at color changes. Carry unused color up side of work until it is needed again. Bring new color under color just used.