Leftover Shawl by Erika Wärn

Leftover Shawl

Knitting
August 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in 15 stitches & 21 rows
US 10 - 6.0 mm
558 - 563 yards (510 - 515 m)
One size
low vision format available
English
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Introduction
Leftover shawl is the perfect shawl when you don´t have enough yarn in your stack to start a new inspiring project, but still leftovers to use up in order to ease your conscience – before you buy some new yarns.

The shawl is built up of seven sections in garter stitches, combined with a brioche knitted center piece and a nice border of brioche sticks. The pieces are knitted together seamlessly, and each piece is small enough to keep up your interest and ends before you get bored.
I have used five different colors in my shawl, some sections in stripes of two colors, and some sections in single color - but take it as an inspiration! Feel free to mix and choose whatever comes in hand.

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Low Vision Accessibility
Leftover shawl pattern also has a special written pattern for Low Vision Accessibility, where pattern is written in 22 point sans serif font (Arial) in all black text. It has no italics. Abbreviations are used and there is a key to the abbreviations.

Size: length 230 cm / 90.5 inch, width 45 cm / 17.75 inch at widest part

Approx. Hours to Complete: 15

Gauge: 15 sts / 21 rows = 10 cm/4 inch in garter stitch (measured after blocking). The gauge isn´t crucial but will affect the final size. A tighter gauge will have a denser look and feel after blocking. Be brave - size up your needles and the result will feel like air.

Tools:
US 10/6 mm circular needles or size to obtain gauge on 60 cm/24 inch cable (or longer)
2 extra circular needles on 60 cm/24 inch cable (or longer), for parking stitches while working on other sections,
one darning needle, tape measure

Materials:
DK yarn, 515 m / 564 yards
Color A: 70 m / 77 yards
Color B: 95 m / 104 yards
Color C: 170 m / 186 yards
Color D: 120 m / 131 yards
Color E: 60 m / 66 yards

Difficulty:
Intermediate; uses following stitches/techniques: CO, k, p, k2tog, k2togtbl, M1, sl1wyif, sl1yo, ssk, yo, ds, German short rows, i-cord bind off, i-cord attached bind off, brk, brp, brkyobrk, brkyobrkyobrk, br8st inc, brLsl dec, brRsl dec, br4st dec

Pattern Style: Written with abbreviations and both written and a chart for the brioche section