Samen by Stephen West

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry(goes to new website).

This top-down shawl uses lace or fingering weight yarn in six different colors. Hold two strands of yarn together and knit wide garter stitch stripes in this top-down triangular shawl. Short rows are added to one half of the triangle in an eyelet stitch pattern, forming a long asymmetrical shape.

Finished Measurements

108” / 274cm wingspan length, 24” / 61cm along center point from CO to BO. Measurements taken after blocking.

Yarn

Fingering weight held together with lace weight mohair

The sample features one strand of lace weight mohair silk held together with one strand of fingering weight wool. You can also try a version holding two lace weight yarns together for a thinner fabric or two fingering weight yarns together for a thicker fabric.

Lace Weight Version

Malabrigo Lace 

Hedgehog Fibres Merino Lace

Fingering Weight Version

Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light 

Hedgehog Fibres Oh So Fine

Yardage
Color A - 300yds / 274m
Color B - 300yds / 274m
Color C - 350yds / 320m
Color D - 400yds / 366m
Color E - 550yds / 503m
Color F - 430yds / 393m

These are the yardage estimates if you are making a 5-color version.

Lace Weight Version (5 colors)
Color A - 470yds / 430m
Color B - 445yds / 407m
Color C - 260yds / 238m
Color D - 305yds / 279m
Color E - 221yds / 202m

Fingering Weight Version (5 colors)
Color A - 220yds / 201m
Color B - 285yds / 261m
Color C - 360yds / 329m
Color D - 420yds / 384m
Color E - 320yds / 293m

Needles

US 6 / 4mm circular in 40” / 100cm length or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions

2 stitch markers

tapestry needle

Gauge

20 sts & 36 rows = 4” / 10cm in garter stitch after lightly blocking