Wondering Colors by Sarah Barca

Wondering Colors

Knitting
October 2022
Wing & A Prayer Farm Spice Girls
both are used in this pattern
Sport (12 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Slipped Stitch Garter
US 5 - 3.75 mm
750 - 780 yards (686 - 713 m)
One size but easily modified
English
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Wondering Colors is easy to make and easy to wear asymmetrical triangle-shaped shawl. You start at one tip and work your way along until your bind off creates the triangle point and the other tip. This shape creates plenty of snuggly fabric to wrap around you but none of the cumbersome depth to wrangle. The loose gauge and garter rows create the perfect amount of drape and squish. It uses two skeins in their beautiful natural colors and one skein that is variegated. The simple slip stitches worked in garter keep this a simple knit that looks much more complicated. I love picking up single skeins of farm yarns and you don’t always know what to do with those single skeins. This fun-to-make shawl makes the most of those precious skeins.

YARN
* Wing & A Prayer Farm Taconic Twist (60% Wool/ 40% Mohair)
Sport 260 yds/100 g
MC Fall Colors - 1 skein

  • Wing & A Prayer Farm Taconic Twist (60% Wool/ 40% Mohair) Sport 260 yds/100 g C1 Natural - 1 skein

  • Wing & A Prayer Farm Spice Girls (60% Merino Wool/ 40% Alpaca) Sport 318 yds/100 g C2 Natural - 1 skein

  • OR 260 yards each of three different colors of sport weight yarn

NEEDLES * US 5 (3.75 mm) 40” (100cm) circular needle (or size
needed to obtain gauge)

NOTIONS * tapestry needle, scissors

GAUGE * 17 stitches and 36 rows = 4” / 10 cm in slip garter stitch
(every 3rd st slipped on RS), lightly blocked

SIZE * wing span: 114”/ 285 cm | depth 20”/ 50 cm

SKILLS * knit, purl, knit two together, knit front back, slip
stitches, double decrease, yarn over

NOTES *
Wondering Colors is designed to get the most out of those special farm yarns, you will use all of each skein. If your skein has slightly less yardage, you can switch to the edge rows earlier.