The new Bowen shawl will definitely become one of your favorite shawls to wear. It's an easy knit, it's colorful, it's also big and the yarn makes it incredibly soft and comfortable to wear.
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The yarn gives the shawl a lovely bit of heft as well as texture, so you just feel that you want to wrap yourself up in it.
The crescent shape keeps growing from the top down, with small stripes, then larger ones and finally, the bottom border was inspired by the projects in my Idris collection (see them when you scroll down). The bottom edge is bound off with the first two colors from the striped section held together. The simple knit and purl stitches used with a couple of interesting ways to increase the size are effective and easy enough for an advanced beginner to create. Love, that....
The shawl as shown was not blocked, it measures 99" along the bottom edge and 17.5" in height. The pattern is fully written.
Knit kits include
- Easy care DK yarn cakes, they are easy to take care off and machine washable and you can toss it in the dryer for a bit too. 272 yards/100 grams per cake in a soft acrylic yarn. It takes 3 cakes and three colors.
- The printed pattern and emailed PDF file.
- All packaged in a convenient project bag.
Notions needed
- US size 10 (6 mm) circular needle 40" (91 cm) in length.
- Tapestry needle or crochet hook for finishing.
Gauge
- Garter stitch: 12 sts and 26 rows in 4", counting 13 ridges.
- Stockinette stitch: 12 sts and 22 rows in 4".
Techniques applied: Knitting and purling, increasing, color changes, binding off with two yarns held together, weaving in ends. Blocking is optional, my sample shown was actually not blocked.
Enjoy knitting and wearing of your comfy shawl~
As mentioned above here is the Idris collection: Shawl, Sweater, Poncho, Hat.