Shawl The Minis

For those of us who feel the call of mini-skeins. (How many minis do we love? Shawl of them!) This shawl uses 9 mini skeins. Easy to adapt to be smaller in size, or bigger if you’ve got extra yarn, this shawl hits just right for both playing with colour and knitting a simple project. I designed this to fill two needs: 1) a simple-to-knit, potato-chippy shawl that would work well as a travel project 2) a mini skein pattern where the minis are used the same proportion throughout Knit with 6 increases every 2 rows, the triangle is longer at the top and easier to wear than a traditional triangular shawl with a 4-st increase rate. This shawl alternates 4 rows of stockinette in the contrast colours with garter ridges in the main colour. In Section 1, one garter ridge separates the colours; in Section 2, two ridges separate them; and in Section 3, three ridges. Finally, we edge the shawl with a delicate section of eyelet lace. Checklist and stitch counts provided. **Skills Used** •knit and purl •m1r, m1l, m1pl, m1pr, yo •p2tog Multiple video tutorials included. **Size** Width: 84” / 213 cm Depth: 29.5” / 75 cm **Materials** •Light Fingering Weight Yarn one 100 g skein plus one mini skein in each of 9 colours Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper (75% superwash merino, 25% nylon); 463 yd. / 423 m per 100 g skein and 92 yd. / 84 m per 20 g skein; colours shown: MC: Vengeance CC1: Ain’t My First Rodeo CC2: Spruce It Up CC3: Atlantis CC4: Clean Slate CC5: Blue Steel CC6: Shantay, You Stay! CC7: Gatsby CC8: Oil Slick CC9: Industrial •Needles   US 5 / 3.75 mm needles for knitting large number of stitches, or size needed to get gauge •Notions yarn needle, stitch markers **Approximate Yardage** (with a 15% buffer) MC: 463 yd. / 423 m (100 g) CC1: 56 yd. / 51 m (12 g) CC2: 60 yd. / 55 m (13 g) CC3: 69 yd. / 63 m (15 g) CC4: 74 yd. / 68 m (16 g) CC5: 79 yd. / 72 m (17 g) CC6: 83 yd. / 76 m (18 g) CC7: 74 yd. / 68 m (16 g) CC8: 74 yd. / 68 m (16 g) CC9: 87 yd. / 80 m (19 g) **Gauge** 24 sts and 30 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Single Garter pattern (1 garter ridge followed by 4 rows stockinette), soaked and pinned to measurements This pattern has been tech edited and test knit. [1]: https://www.ravelry.com/groups/indie-design-gift-a-long