This large triangular shawl was inspired by Log Cabin quilt squares. It features 6 different slip-stitch patterns, meant to simulate printed quilting cotton.

Shape: triangle
General size: about 74 inches (188 cm) wingspan
Yarn: fingering weight, Leading Men Fiber Arts Spotlight recommended
Yardage: about 300 yards each color (you will have leftover from 400 yard skeins).
Needle: US 5 (3.5 mm) or size needed to get gauge. 40” or longer circular needle. If you really like to see what a shawl looks like before it’s off the needles, then you will need a 60”.
Colors: solids/tonals HIGHLY recommended to keep from obscuring the slip stitch colorwork.

• Color 1: something from the red district of the color wheel: red, rust, maroon, coquelicot, pink, purple, scarlet….
• Color 2: something light
• Color 3: something medium toned
• Color 4: something dark

Colors 2, 3 and 4 can be a monochromatic run (white, gray and black, for example) or colors from your favorite color scheme. Check that there is a good amount of light/dark contrast between all 3 of these colors. You can check this by taking a digital picture and applying a black and white (monochrome) filter.

Note: One test knitter chose colors 2, 3, and 4 in light, medium and dark tones, but then mixed them up in a different order. Her shawl still came out great. So the light to dark order can be treated as a suggestion, not a requirement.

The pattern includes both written and charted instructions for the slip-stitch patterns. Charts are grouped together so that knitters who do not use them may skip printing those pages. There are also links to 3 videos to help with the shaping and stitches.

A mini “practice” version is also included on the last page of the pattern, so that knitters can practice the shaping on far fewer stitches (and without the risk of messing up the final product).