applying a simple code to your knit

A predictable progression from garter to mesh. Pick a color that you love in a yarn that will show the pert garter ridges as equally as the yarn overs in the eyelets and you will have the perfect recipe for a shawl that is both graphic and supple, modern and timeless.

This is my favorite kind of knitting. Easy and predictable without being boring. Don’t let that fool you. This shawl is engaging. Every row is different. Yes, every row is different and I still called it easy. Here is the trick. There is a strict internal logic to the pattern, once grasped there is no need to refer back to the pattern at all, just do what you need to do at the markers and knit blissfully on.

Yes, This is less of a pattern and more of a code. Binary patterns. Simple mathematics. You can do this. It’s not as hard as it looks. Be sure to read all the way through before starting. This is an unconventional pattern and you should know what you are getting into.

Yarn
Isager Spinni / Wool 1 / 50g / 330 yds / lace weight /
100% wool / 4 skeins (1320 yds)

Needles & Notions
Size 4 US/3.5mm circular or straight needle
1 set size 4 US/3.5mm double-pointed
needles (optional)
Ring stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Blocking wires or pins
Waste yarn

Gauge
22 sts and 42 rows = 4” in garter stitch, blocked
16 sts and 18 rows = 4” in mesh stitch, blocked

Finished Size
66” x 25”, blocked
(Note: Mesh end will skew unless wet-blocked
with pins or wires because the gauges of the
stitch patterns are so different.)