Pleats by Natalia Moreva

Pleats

Knitting
July 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in garter
US 4 - 3.5 mm
875 - 1312 yards (800 - 1200 m)
Can be made any size
English
This pattern is available from kulabradesign.com for $6.00.

Bi-colored (or multicolored), double-sided shawl with pleated edges. Only one color dominates on each side at the edge. Can be worn either side up!
Techniques used: garter and short rows (easy; there’s no need to pick up wraps).

Materials.
-3.5mm needles
-at least 800m of fingering-weight yarn in at least 2 colors (400m of each color). I used 240 g/ 960m of Cascade Heritage merino sock yarn for the prototype.
- 1 stitch marker.
Gauge: 23sts X 28rows = 10 cm in garter
Size: can be knit any size. The prototype is 180cm wide, drops over 70 cm long.