Shiftling

> If you like my work, please [subscribe to my newsletter][1]! You’ll get exclusive discount codes on new releases directly in your inbox. Sometimes, your knitting takes you on a journey. You start on solid ground, counting stitches with confidence, following a neat path of shapes and increases. And then something shifts. The pattern curves unexpectedly, the rhythm bends, and before you realize it, you’re not walking alone anymore. And somewhere, if you look closely, perhaps just beyond the colorwork, a cat is smiling. <big>**Construction**</big> This is a modular crescent shawl, worked seamlessly in 3 different pieces. First the two big lateral triangle modules/mountains are worked, then they are joined together with the main part of the shawl that is knitted using a short-row motif reminding of soft hills. The central body of the shawl is fully written and charted, while the lateral triangles have only the written instructions. <big>**Short-row Colorwork**</big> In writing and charting the short row colorwork part, I followed the standard used by Woolly Wormhead in her book. This means that a Row is not considered ended until it reaches the end and NOT when it reaches a short-row turn. Writing instructions that work for any number of repeats is much easier and clearer using this method. <hr/> **Finished size:** Width. 160 cm (64”); depth 42.5 cm (17”). <big>**Yarn**</big> **MC:** *MissBabs Estrellita* (92% superwash Merino wool, 8% Lurex; 400 yards [365 m]/115 g), col. Terra, approx 365 m/400. **CC:** *MissBabs Moonglow* (72% Kid Mohair, 28% Silk; 435 yds [400 m]/50 g), col. Forever, approx 200 m/217 yds. **Note on yarn substitution:** *I love the contrast between the lurex shine and the mohair haze, but it’s perfectly possible to work this project using two fingering yarns instead.* <big>**Needles**</big> One 60 cm / 24” circular needle (or straight needles if preferred) in size needed to obtain gauge. **Suggested needle size:** 3.5 mm/US 4. <big>**Notions**</big> 4 markers. Tapestry needle to weave in ends. <big>**Gauge**</big> 20 stitches and 40 rows = 10x10 cm (4”) in garter stitch after wet blocking. **Note:** *Gauge is not critical for this project, but can affect final measurements and yardage used.* [1]: https://stats.sender.net/forms/erkRmK/view