Rest Area Shawl by Bronwyn Carroll

Rest Area Shawl

Knitting
March 2022
Any gauge - designed for any gauge ?
25 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
427 - 441 yards (390 - 403 m)
SEE BELOW (FINGERING WEIGHT & DK WEIGHT)
English
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Originally designed in DK weight Yarn using a 5mm/ US 8 needle, (SKEINZ PULSE) REST AREA was inspired by my Give Me Strength Blanket.
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Fast forward to 2024 when I experimented with knitting this design as a SINGLE SKEIN SHAWL, using FINGERING WEIGHT YARN … when I was unwell & wanted to knit something I could pick up & put down easily, without having to think too much.

Almost as soon as I cast off one, I was casting on another, knitting 5 in about a month! The whole experience was really therapeutic, & SO MUCH FUN - especially when I discovered that self striping/patterned yarns seemed to be made for it!

I believe this pattern would be PERFECT for zoom meetings, knit nights, friend visits & of course, travel knitting.

BLOCKED MEASUREMENTS
FINGERING WEIGHT (approx 100gms)
LONG CURVED EDGE (Wing Span): 160cm / 63’’
LENGTH: (cast on tip to bind off tip) 120cm / 47’’
WIDTH (Bind Off ROW) 74cm / 29’’

DK WEIGHT (600m/654 yds)
LONG CURVED EDGE (Wing Span): 218cm / 238’’
LENGTH (cast on tip to bind off tip): 156cm / 170’’
WIDTH (Bind Off ROW): 103cm / 113’’