Impulse Buy by Barbara Benson

Impulse Buy

Knitting
February 2023
Any gauge - designed for any gauge ?
8.5 stitches and 17.5 rows = 2 inches
in Garter
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
400 yards (366 m)
Sample is 16 1/2" X 61" (42 X 155 cm), adjustible
English
This pattern is available for $7.00 USD buy it now

This shawl was designed to work with a variety of yarns at a variety of yardages to serve as an answer to the question of what to do with a skein or two of beautiful yarn bought on impulse.

The sample used a single beautiful skein of fingering weight merino/silk blend yarn dyed in a custom colorway for A Good Yarn Sarasota by Life in the Long Grass. If you love the color you can find it here.

Worked as a side to side triangle on a curving bias the shawl features a garter stitch body with a simple lace trim along the neckline. There are also lace details on the other two edges to make blocking a breeze.

Click the final photo on this page and you will see page 3 from the pattern which contains guidance on how to figure out the right needle and yardage for Sport/DK/Worsted/Bulky yarns so that you have as much flexibility as possible.

If you would like to see this shawl in action, check out the pattern tour video on my YouTube channel Watch Barbara Knit here.

It is also a great choice for hand spun yarn!

Stitches used: knit, purl, slip, k2tog, ssk, YO.