This shawl is a large, warm, slightly asymmetrical triangle, suitable for an intermediate knitter. It was designed to take advantage of the controlled color changes of this particular yarn; each ball begins with one color and gradually changes to another. Each ball can be worked from either end. For each half of the shawl I began with the brown end and, when I finished the red end, I simply continued by attaching the red end of the next ball and finishing with the brown end. The left-hand half is begun first, and the right-hand half started a bit later. Two balls are used for each half.

The texture is achieved by what I call Random Rows - each row a varying sequence of knit and purl stitches.

The shape is inspired by the aerial view of a geological faultline discontinuity; this occurs where there is a fracture in the earth’s crust, usually associated with an earthquake, and the two sides of the break slide in opposite directions. The shawl is a large triangle that appears to be split down the middle, with the left and right halves sliding out of line with each other. It is exactly the sort of design that takes advantage of the very long, controlled color changes.

Gauge unblocked: 6 st/inch, 8 r/inch
Finished measurements unblocked: width 80”, height 29”

My shawl used almost every bit of four balls. If you may wish to make your shawl larger, or use different needles, or knit to a different gauge, or just for “insurance,” you may need two more balls of yarn - one each for the right side and the left side.