SLIVER: A top-down garter stitch shawl…
a place to play with colors, stripes,
scrap yarns or mini skeins…
a few short row slivers…
add as many short row slivers as you like for a larger shawl…
or follow as written for a little sliver of a scarfy shawl…
it’s entirely up to you!

The pattern includes notes on modifying, adding more slivers of stripes and short rows, and links to helpful techiniques and tips.

MATERIALS USED
Yarn: Fingering Weight yarn in the totals listed
Yardage: 442yds/404m divided in the following brands, bases and colorways (colors)
Color A: 342yds/313m (82g) SkeinnyDipping merino single Black is the New Orange (black)
Color B: 20yds/18m (5g) Northbound Knitting, Merino Fingering Singles in Fiery (red)
Color C: 20yds/18m (5g) Northbound Knitting, Merino Fingering Singles in Tang (orange)
Color D: 20yds/18m (5g) Northbound Knitting, Merino Fingering Singles in Moss (yellow-green)
Color E: 20yds/18m (5g) Northbound Knitting, Merino Fingering Singles in Tidal (blue)
Color F: 20yds/18m (5g) Northbound Knitting, Merino Fingering Singles in Vixen (purple)

Needles & Notions:
Size US 8 (5.0mm) 32” - 40” / 80cm - 100cm circular needle (or size to obtain gauge)
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Stitch Marker
Locking stitch marker
Blocking supplies
Steam iron (optional)

GAUGE
Not crucial, but will affect the finished size of the shawl as well as required yardage.
4 sts = 1” or 2.5cm in stockinette on US 8 (5.0mm) needles after blocking.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
95” (241cm) wide x 15” (38cm) deep (relaxed after blocking)

ABBREVIATIONS
k= knit
kfb = knit into front and back of the same stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
RS = right side
WS = wrong side
M1R = make one right: with left needle, lift bar between sts from back to front, knit into front of stitch
M1L = make one left: with left needle, lift bar between sts from front to back, knit into back of stitch
W&T = wrap and turn: bring yarn to the front, slip one stitch from left hand needle to right, bring yarn to 
the back and slip stitch back to left hand needle. Turn work and bring yarn to the back.
OR W&T method of your choice!