Taking some inspiration from ancient Egyptian and Art Deco wing designs and a prompt with the symbol of an X, Skyward Unity is an homage to my LYS and it’s TEN YEARS of strength in the community it has built. There are loads of references and symbolic “easter eggs” in this fun knit shawl.

Staying true to my deceivingly simple style of designing, the shawl allows the knitter to grasp onto a repeat and anticipate the coming rows with ease.

The design is worked worked in a three-part, modular fashion without seams or stitch pick-ups. Each section has short rows with color and texture changes.

Finished Size
16 inches wide X 60 inches long.
Yarn
2 contrasting colors, fingering weight yarn. 300-350 yards per skein.
Mini skein of “pop” color. 90-100 yards
600-700 yards total of three different colors.
Needles and Notions
US #5 (3.75mm), 24-32 inch circular needle.
Cable needle or DPN for one cable twist.
US #6 needle of any form. Only used for bind off.
Tapestry needle.
Stitch markers.
Extra needle of same or slightly smaller size or waste yarn for putting stitches on hold.
Gauge
22 sts X 32 rows over 4 inches, stockinette.
Gauge isn’t important for a shawl, really. But differing gauge would change the size and the amount of yarn used.