Tempest Skies by Emily Wood

Tempest Skies

Knitting
December 2021
Light Fingering ?
20 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
850 yards (777 m)
57.5” / 146 cm in length and 24” / 61 cm deep at deepest point
English
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Tangled lines of twisted stitches spool outward, framed by rippling waves of garter stitch. The emphasis on texture and movement make this shawl perfect for both solid and gradient yarns.

This triangular shawl is worked from the top down, beginning with a garter stitch tab, and grows four stitches every right side row until it reaches the bottom edge. It combines twisted-stitch cables with panels of garter stitch. When blocking, the bottom edge of the shawl can be gently scalloped by stretching the cabled sections further than the garter stitch areas.

Gauge is not critical for this pattern, but using a different yarn weight or needle size will affect the size of the finished shawl.

Size
57.5” / 146 cm in length and 24” / 61 cm deep at deepest point

Yarn
Approximately 840 yds / 768 m of fingering weight yarn
Sample shown in The Blue Brick Dyeworks Huron MCN (70% superwash merino, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon; 800 yds / 731.5 m per 8 oz / 220 g skein) in Muscovy

Needles
US size 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles, at least 40” /100 cm in length

Gauge
20 sts x 40 rows per 4” / 10 cm in Garter Stitch after blocking
Each 24-stitch pattern repeat measures approximately 4.5” / 11.5 cm across

Exact gauge is not critical but will affect the size of the finished shawl and the amount of yarn needed.

Notions
Yarn needle; cable needle; stitch markers

Thank you to Chinsocks, krakengoddess, and kaybe08 for test knitting this pattern!