Gorgeous Gala shawlette by Mary C. Gildersleeve

Gorgeous Gala shawlette

Knitting
May 2015
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette, worked flat and blocked
US 6 - 4.0 mm
400 yards (366 m)
one size - 42 inches along top edge; 15-1/2 inches from neck to scallop tip
English
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I designed and knit the original of this design for the annual Gala at our school. Many of my colleagues, students and their parents are fascinated by my knitting work and this shawlette was a big hit (and raised a nice donation) for the school.

Done in heavy fingering weight 100% cotton for a cozy but cool spring/summer cover, this shawlette (whose gradient is created by the yarn) knits up quickly on US#6 needles and used about 400 yards of the skein.

The shawl starts out with a garter tab which is then turned on its side and increases from the neck to the scalloped hem. Circular needles are used for the immense number of sts (when you’re done you’ll have 343 sts to bind off!

The directions are given both charted and row-by-row.