Tidings Shawl

Description

The Tidings Shawl is an exuberant flourish of both comfort and joy: oversized and cosy, it knits up fast in cuddly worsted weight yarn.

The three-colour triangle Tidings Shawl features big stripes of texture, with sections of ribbing and a beautiful, easy-to-memorise stitch pattern.

 

It doesn’t really matter how they arrive. Tidings of comfort and joy come in many forms.

A handwritten card from a beloved friend.
A text message from a family member you wish you could see more often.
Good news you didn’t see coming, shared on social media.
A note you wrote yourself, tucked into an old notebook and discovered on an unexpected afternoon.

These missives of hope and love are always wonderful and always welcome.

 

It makes a magnificent gift for someone very special, but it’s such an enjoyable comfort-knit that no one could begrudge you getting too attached to give it away at the end.

 

Finished measurements:

178cm (70”) wingspan across top edge
64cm (25”) neck to bottom edge

Yarn:

The Fibre Co. Cumbria
60% Merino, 30% Masham, 10% Mohair, 216m/236yds per 100g skein
4 x 100g skeins
Colour A: Blencathra 2 x 100g skeins,
Colour B: Buttermere 1 x 100g skein,
Colour C: Isel 1 x 100g skein

OR

Approximately 260g of worsted weight yarn totalling approximately 492m/614yds.

Colour A: (oatmeal) 165g, 356m/389yds
Colour B: (gold) 35g, 76m/83yds
Colour C: (mid grey) 60g, 130m/142yds

You could also use DK weight yarn for
this shawl. I would recommend using 4.5mm (US 7) needles and it will result in a smaller shawl.

Needles:

5mm (US 8), 100cm (40”) long circular
needles (or size to obtain gauge)

Notions

Tapestry needle
1 Stitch marker

Gauge
16 sts/26 rows = 10cm (4”) in main
pattern after blocking