Gentle: A Fully Reversible Shawl for Many Yarns

-An old-fashioned triangle shawl with a secret; simplified short-row shaping curves it securely around your shoulders.

-The simple lace border and subtle ‘collar’ are worked while you knit the shawl with an easily-memorized row repetition.

-Because each sideways row is slightly different from its neighbors, pooling in hand-painted yarns is minimized.
-If you use bulky or super bulky yarn you can complete it with a few evenings in front of the tv; and when you are finished, you have a fully-reversible warm and cozy shawl to keep or gift to someone you love.

-I have provided specific instructions for using fingering, sport/dk, worsted, Aran, bulky and super bulky yarns as well as guidelines for using whatever yarn you have on hand. As long as you have a relaxed tension with the needles you use, gauge is not crucial.

Yarn amounts for samples given below:

Fingering; 462 yds Knit Picks Stroll handpainted -Juicebox #6 needles, 57” wide x 27” deep

Sport/dk; 492 yds Knit Picks Felici Sport - Sorcery #7 needles, 60” wide x 28” deep

Worsted; 330 yds Knit Picks Wool of the Andes - Avocado #8 needles, 60”wide x 27” deep

Aran 495 yds Knit Picks City Tweed HW - Dungarees #9 needles, 62” wide x 32” deep

Bulky 411 yds Knit Picks WotA Bulky – Garden Party #10.5 needles, 60” wide x 30” deep

Super Bulky 286 yds Knit Picks Suri Dream - Utraviolet #11 needles, 66” wide x 31” deep