On The Edge Of The Shore by Jennifer Tipton

On The Edge Of The Shore

Knitting
November 2021
Light Fingering ?
20 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
400 - 450 yards (366 - 411 m)
One Size
English
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This shawl was literally born on the road home from a family vacation to Maine this summer. We stopped in at Heavenly Yarns in Belfast, Maine on a rainy day to squish the local yarn and found these lovely colors from Seven Sisters Arts. I always love bringing home a skein or two from a local dyer when I get the chance to travel. It’s really the best souvenir in my opinion. While we were chatting with the shop owner my friends half jokingly said that I should design something for us to knit on the way home, since we always pick a project together to make. I thought “why not” and off we went. We all agreed that we should try to capture the beautiful scenery that we had spent all week admiring with its rocky shorelines and swirling waters and came up with this delightful shawl.

The shawl starts out with a pebbly moss stitch that captures the rocky shore lines perfectly and then it moves on to a fun and swirly lace that creates a texture all on it’s own. It reminds me of the crashing waves and swirling tides of the waters. This shawl is so much fun to knit and is never boring, but there’s noting too complicated going on either. Plus, it’s very satisfying to watch the decreases form those little swirls while working the lace section. As a textured stitch lover I found this one to be a real pleasure to knit, and the finished shawl is a squishy delight!

So, go dig into your stash and bring out those beautiful one of a kind skeins that you’ve been waiting to knit and get them on your needles!

Suggested Yarn

Seven Sisters Arts
Meridian Fingering
75% Superwash Merino/25% Nylon
463 Yards per 100 grams
The Colorways shown are
One Off (Pink)
Damselfly (Light Blue)
Purple Mountains (Dark Blue)

Finished Size
Approximately 60” from tip to tip and 16” deep

Difficulty

Intermediate

Huge hugs and thanks to my test knitters, Jean B and Cindy S.

This pattern has been test knit and edited