Westfjords Wanderer

*Embrace your love for color with this luscious marled shawl. Hold two strands of yarn of yarn together throughout the entire project to blend the colors. Begin by knitting a long band of short row wedges that form a wide wavy shape. Pick up stitches and gradually decrease toward the top center of the shawl. The garter and stockinette stitches are very easy to knit so you can focus on painting with colors. This large canvas is ideal for mixing leftover bits of yarn with single skeins. I knit this marled shawl while visiting a friend up in the Westfjords of Iceland. Colorful garter stitch rows make the perfect travel knitting projects to keep you company while wandering and exploring new areas.* **Finished Measurements** 78” / 198cm wingspan length, 34” / 86cm measured from the top center down to the bottom of the short row wedges. Measurements taken after blocking. **Yarn** Fingering weight held double **Yardage** Approximately 2300yds / 2103m total. 7 skeins (100g each) of fingering weight yarn are enough to complete the entire shawl holding two strands of yarn together. The pattern is written for 7 colors, 1 skein each. The multi-colored sample features features twelve total colors for a stash busting project. **Shown in** Gray Gold Sample West Wool Bicycle Color A - Birch Tree (white) Color C - Dutch Sky (light gray) Color E - Greykjavik (medium gray) Color G - Canal House (dark gray) La Bien Aimée Super Sock Color B - Quail (light gray speckled) Color D - Grellow (gray/yellow) Color F - Yellow Brick Road (golden yellow) **Blue Green Sample** Color A - West Wool Bicycle in Glass Color B - Life in the Long Grass Singles in Mythical Color C - West Wool Bicycle in Lichen Color D - Life in the Long Grass Singles in Emerald Eve Color E - West Wool Bicycle in Prince Color F - Life in the Long Grass Singles in Stellar Color G - West Wool Bicycle in Marinière **Multi-color Sample** Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles Colorways - Cereal, Glacier, Harajuku, Hunter, Hush, Plump, UFO, Wish Qing Fibre Merino Singles Colorways - Brick, Hero, Honeycomb, Soft Grey **Needles** US 8 / 5mm circular in 40” / 100cm length or size needle to obtain gauge **Notions** 7 stitch markers, tapestry needle **Gauge** 20 sts & 40 rows = 4” / 10cm (unblocked) in garter stitch with two strands of yarn held together. **Westknits Workshops** Venture into the world of Westknits with my series of online workshops. Westknits Workshops can be watched as many times as you like and at your own pace as you learn new knitting skills. Sign up here! [https://www.westknits.com/collections/workshops][1] **Westknits Kits** We have dozens of curated color palettes to inspire your next Westknits project. Collect a Westknits kit at Stephen & Penelope! We ship worldwide! [https://www.stephenandpenelope.com/pages/westknits-kits][2] **Westknits on YouTube** Check out my videos on YouTube for some helpful tutorials and an exciting insight into the woolly world of Westknits! [https://www.youtube.com/@StephenWest][3] All rights reserved. Pattern for personal use only. [1]: https://www.westknits.com/collections/workshops [2]: https://www.stephenandpenelope.com/pages/westknits-kits [3]: https://www.youtube.com/@StephenWest