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Like fairly mindless knitting for big impact? The Carrick Bend Shawl lets you accessorize your accessory with a little Celtic flair. Starting with a small garter-stitch tab and growing with increases on the edges, the main body of the shawl grows into a classic crescent shape with just enough garter to keep you interested and emphasize your progress. It’s the perfect pattern to show off a crazy dye job, complimented with a pop-color picot bind-off. But the real star of the show is the shawl’s closure, formed by tying a 4-stitch I-cord into a classic Carrick Bend mat Celtic knot. The knot is sewn onto one end of the shawl and has a hidden button on the back to fasten the shawl closed. Go for shawlette, shawl, or shlankette, as this pattern is easily adaptable to just about any yardage!

Skills:
Garter tab cast on, simple increases, and picot bind-off. Embellishment requires I-Cord and knot-tying (video tutorial available on the Kino Knits YouTube channel here).

Yarn:
Worsted weight yarn: 1, 2, or 3 100-g skeins in main color + 75 yards contrast color.

Sample shown in Dragon Hoard Yarn Storyteller (100% merino, 217 yards/198 m per 100 g/3.5 oz). Sample shown in Size Large in Come Alive (main color) and Dirty Raspberry (contrast color)

Dimensions:

• S: 45”/114 cm wingspan, 10”/25 cm depth, 217 yds/198 m MC (1 skein); 75 yds/69 m CC
• M: 53”/135 cm wingspan, 15”/33 cm depth, 434 yds/396 m MC (2 skeins); 75 yds/69 m CC
• L: 69”/175 cm wingspan, 18.5”/47 cm depth, 651 yds/595 m MC (3 skeins); 75 yds/69 m CC

Needles:
US 9 (5.5-mm) needles to knit flat, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Tools and Notions:

• I-Cord knitting machine OR 2 US 9 (5.5 mm) DPNs
• 2 stitch markers (at least 1 should be locking)
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
• 1 1”/2.5 cm button

Blocked Gauge (wet blocked, dried flat, no stretching):
15 stitches and 26 rows per 4”/10 cm in stockinette

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