Kidding Around Bandana & Shawlette

We’re not kidding, two new sizes are here! In Kidding Around, texture meets color, creating a beautiful pattern featuring slipped stitches & a stripe motif that create a design that is sophisticated & beautiful & oh, by the way, looks much more complicated than it actually is. We all need a little levity & we think this is just the thing. When’s the last time you were caught kidding around? **PATTERN NOTES** This shawlette and bandana are worked from the top down with additional increases on the wrong side edges to achieve a more shallow triangle shawl. Increases will happen on every edge right and wrong side, but only on the right side at the center spine. Stitch counts are imperative to maintain the ribbed stitch pattern. A hot tip, while knitting the ribbing section, you will ALWAYS start with a k1 on the wrong side of the pattern after the increase stitch. The center spine is the only place on the wrong side that the pattern changes. This may help you catch on to the rhythm of the pattern a little quicker. **MATERIALS** *The Lamb & Kid Elmer* (80% Merino, 20% Cashmere; 400 yards per 100 grams; Heavy Fingering/Sport): 1 skein (or 250 yards for the bandana and 320 yards for the shawlette) AND *The Lamb & Kid Birdie* Mini skeins (74% Baby Suri Alpaca, 26% Silk; 131 yards per 20 grams; Light Fingering): 1 skein for each of the 5 contrast colors (or 15 yards for Bandana and 35 yards for shawlette) **GAUGE** 16 sts = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch and ribbing, blocked **NEEDLES** Gauge Needle: US 6 (4.0 mm) 40” circular needles **TOOLS** 2 stitch markers, darning needle for weaving in ends **FINISHED MEASUREMENTS** Bandana is approximately 41” across / 12” deep Shawlette is approximately 52” across / 16” deep **SAMPLES** Bandana: Elmer in the color Shell (MC) with Birdie Minis in the colors Fetch (CC1), Pop Rocks (CC2), Midge (CC3), Cumulus (CC4), Cornflower (CC5) Shawlette: Elmer in the color Button (MC) with Birdie Minis in the colors Penny (CC1), Conversation Pit (CC2), Key Lime (CC3), Button (CC4), Sage Wisdom (CC5)