The Tribute wrap, with its large rectangular shape, showcases a highly textured combination of slipped stitch colorwork and brightly colored nupps achieved through assigned pooling. Assigned pooling occurs when a change in texture is isolated within a change in color in a skein of specially designed variegated yarn.

An assigned pooling colorway together with a contrasting companion color are used to create a structured grid on which the organic nupps reside.

Yarn:​​ Two 100g skeins Suzanne on Barker Wool Silky Solo & Three 50g cones Top Goat on Ito So Kosho.
Or approx. 870 yards fingering weight AP yarn & 600 yards in a contrasting companion color.
The Suzzane colorway used in the original Tribute shawl was an exclusive colorway that I created for Hill Country Weavers’ Knitting In The Hills Retreat in 2024. I had the pleasure and honor of collaborating with Sandy Barnes and Ito Yarns for the original companion colorway, Top Goat in Ito So Kosho.

Please note that any of my assigned pooling colorways will work in this pattern since the original colorway is no longer available. Start by choosing any Silky Solo AP colorway that you like, and then choose a companion tonal to go with it that contrasts with both the background AND accent section of the AP skein.
You may substitute 2 skeins of Barker Wool BFL for the Ito yarn if you prefer to source the yarn for this pattern all at once, but I highly recommend trying the So Kosho if you haven’t before. It’s a fabulous wool/cashmere blend that’s worth the extra sourcing effort.

Finished Measurements: Approx. 17” W x 67” L after blocking
Needles: US6 (4 mm)
Gauge: 28 STS x 48 rows = 4” x 4” in pattern
Additional Equipment: A scale that weighs in grams

This pattern is humbly dedicated with heaps of gratitude and in loving memory to my dear friend and creative mentor,
Suzanne Middlebrooks.