Willowback is a delightful project for all you stranded knitters out there, and perhaps for some of you experienced knitters with stranded aspirations!

It’s all knitted in the round, starting with a circle in the center back, then extending out to the sides, which are worked simultaneously and separated by steeks.
A tidy hem - picked up and knitted later - seals in the edges.

Stranded pattern is in charted format only, and is read from from right to left, and in reverse direction.

Yarn:
Sunday Knits 3 ply (sport weight) yarn in any combination of woolen blends.
Shown in Eden Blackish and Nirvana artisan-dyed Delft. Project bundles available at Sunday Knits.com.

Substitute any light sport-weight woolen yarn: 980 yds (890 m) main color, 590 yds (540 m) contrast color.

Needles & notions:
Sizes US 5 (3.75 mm) circular needles (circs) for main shawl and for gauge swatch;
also size US 5 double-pointed needles for center, and size US 4 (3.5 mm) circs with long cable for border; crochet hook size F (3.75 mm),
6 stitch markers.

Techniques:
Stranded knitting, steeks, reading charts, pick up and knit, Emily Ocker’s cast-on (with linked tutorial).

Pattern includes:
Written instructions and color-coded charts, glossary with links to resources.