Do you remember this song / album “This is the sea” by the fabulous Waterboys, a Scottish / Irish folk band?

When I studied Architecture in Scotland during the nineties, it was probably our hymn! For some reason I remembered these text lines, when we took these pictures:

“ Once you were tethered / well now you are free
That was the river / This is the sea! “

I love the sea! It’s never still, it’s young and restless! Love it to breathe the salty air, the cleaning wind and to watch the stormy waves! It´s so overwhelming, gigantic and wild and hopefully it will always be!

MEASUREMENTS
71” (180cm) long an 18” (45cm) deep (taken after blocking)
YARN
Altogether approximately 800 yards / 732m of Fingering weight / 4 ply yarn with good stitch definition and nice drape
Shown sample in: Das Mondschaf, Merino Singles, 366m/100g in Butterfly Effect (400m / 110g) and Petrol (270m /75g)

NEEDLES
US 4 / 3,5mm long circular needle to hold a large number of sts (shawl is worked flat)

NOTIONS
2 stitch markers, cable needle, tapestry needle, blocking tools

GAUGE
20 sts, 25 rows = 4” / 10cm in stockinette stitch after blocking

TECHNIQUES
cast on, k, p, yo, k2tog, ssk, sl1 wyif