New pattern! Electric Avenue shawlette

There’s nothing like a quick and easy project, and that’s exactly what I had in mind when I made the [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock] . This uses just one skein of [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock] and two mini cones of [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock] . Wider stripes of the neutral color serve to highlight the fun pop of the hand-dyed stripes, making them look almost like neon lights along a busy city street. Another perk? Since this shawl is worked from the top down, you can make it as large or small as you choose.

This probably won’t come as a surprise, but this project was inspired by the beautiful shawl on the cover of [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock] . That piece was knit all in white, with just the bottom edge done in a bright variegated yarn for a subtle peek of color. Just lovely!

Using Block Island Blend Yarn makes this a very comfortable warm weather accessory. It’s cool to the touch, kind of slinky, very drapey, and the subtle texture of that yarn creates a nice rustic fabric. That said, you could also choose one skein of a solid color of [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock] to go with your favorite [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock] colorway for an equally cool, comfortable shawl. So many choices!

For this project, I used a 40″ size 5 circular needle. The circular needle is just to accommodate the large amount of stitches you’ll have by the end; this piece is worked flat. Simple yarn over increases create the open spine, and the entire piece is worked in garter stitch. A shawl this easy begs to be knit in every color – so grab a skein of the limited edition [Sorry, item discontinued or temporarily out of stock] , or any of your favorite variegated yarns and see where it takes you!