Crest of the Sugar Wave Shawl
This shawl is made from Araucania Ruca which is made from sugar cane. Any similar weight yarn would work just fine as a substitute, but this soft yarn has a beautiful sheen that is well suited to this pattern. About the pattern: I've seen this pattern in several books with pattern collections, one of which is The Complete Encyclopedia of Stitchery by Mildred Graves Ryan. There may be some minor variations from publication to publication, but the Crest of the Wave pattern is basically the same everywhere. Needles: Size 8 Yarn: Three Skeins of Araucania Ruca Cast on 92 Slip the first stitch of every row. Knit 4 rows Row 1: Knit 4, pm, (k2tog twice, yo, kl, yo, kl, yo, k1, yo, sk, k1) pm, repeat 6 more times placing marker after each repeat, k4 Row 2: Knit 4, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 4 Rows 3 through 8: Repeat these rows three more times. Rows 9 through 12: Knit all Repeat these 12 rows 26 times or to desired length. Be sure to end with Knitting 4 rows. Bind off loosely.
Tuck in any loose ends.
Abbreviations: pm $=$ olace marker, $k{=}$ knit, k2tog $=$ knit 2 together, yo $=$ yarn over, ssk $\equiv$ slip 2 stitches and knit them together with the left needle through the back of the stitches.
