Inspired by the ocean and its waves, the Surf Shawl uses simple knit stitches and slipped stitches to create a textured asymmetrical shawl. A gradient of three colours is used for this project, a smooth transition is formed between these by knitting stripes to fade from one colour to the next.

Finished Measurements
Wingspan: 61” / 155 cm

Point depth: 24.5” / 62 cm
The sample is shown on Lucinda, who is 5’3” / 160cm tall.

Yarn
Colour A: Fingering weight yarn (52 grams / 208 yards / 190 metres)
Colour B: Fingering weight yarn (100 grams / 400 yards / 365 metres)
Colour C: Fingering weight yarn (100 grams / 400 yards / 365 metres)

Suggested Yarn
Colour A: 1 skein of Spectrum Fibre Twisted Sock, colour ‘Blue Planet’ (80% SW Merino, 20% Nylon) - 100 grams / 400 yards / 365 metres per skein.
Colour B: 1 skein of Spectrum Fibre Twisted Sock, colour ‘Sea Spray’ (80% SW Merino, 20% Nylon) - 100 grams / 400 yards / 365 metres per skein.
Colour C: 1 skein of Spectrum Fibre Twisted Sock, colour ‘Peacock’ (80% SW Merino, 20% Nylon) - 100 grams / 400 yards / 365 metres per skein.

Needles
3.25mm - 24 inch / 60 cm circular (use the needle size needed to achieve gauge).

Notions
Row counter
Tapestry needle

Gauge
31 sts & 60 rows in a 4 x 4 inch (10 x 10 cm) square worked in the stitch pattern, blocked.

Techniques
Knitting
Slipping stitches
Increasing
Decreasing
I-cord tab cast on
I-cord bind off
I-cord edging