I was looking for a summer shawl, to cover my shoulders for
those heavily air-conditioned places. This shawl is knit in two
stages, section one is a top down triangular shawl with 4 stitch
increase every other row. The center “spine” is 3 stitches knit in
the back leg, this gives a little bit of texture and drapes much
nicer.

The increases are at the beginning of the row, at either side of
the center spine and at the end of the row. The second section
has six “wedges”, keeping the 3 center “spine” stitches and one
stitch “anchor” stitch between the “wedges”.

The sample I knit is in a gauge that I am comfortable with. It
drapes well and the very thin mohair does not snag or droop. It’s
a bit looser than a sweater or other types of garments. The
fabric it creates feels good and wears well.

As a rule of thumb, I usually knit shawls with a “looser” gauge
than suggested by the yarn manufacturer. A looser fabric also
drapes better and you get the most out of the yarn’s yardage.