Tie Dye: 60s Flashback Shawlette.
by DeborahTomasello
Ahhh...remember the 60s? No? You don't? Well then, this pattern is for you! Inspired by the ravatar of Ravelry's Raribear, this retro shawlette is so colorful, you can't forget it! To make a full=sized shawl, you need only add more colorful repeats.Peace!
Size: TBD by Knitter (at least 44" across top) The cover shawlette measures 17" down the back. Materials: 1 ball KnitPicks Palette Cyan 50g (231 yds) 1 ball KnitPiclks Palette Tomato 50 g (231 yds) 1 ball KnitPicks Palette Macaw50 g (231 yds)\*\* 1 ball KnitPiclks Palette Canary 50 g (231 yds)\*\* 1 ball KnitPicks Chickory 50 g (231 yds)\*\* \*\* You will not need an entire ball One long #9 circular needle Stitch markers Abbreviations: K = Knit P = Purl M1 = Make a st in st just knitted by knitting in the front of the stitch and then knitting again in the back: slip this stitch Instructions: With Tomato, CO 4 stitches. K 6 rows garter. After 6th row, don't turn; pick up 4 stitches down long side of garte1 rectangle, and pick up 4 more stitches on CO edge for a total of 12 stitches on the needle. Turn. K4, P4, K4 (Begin and end every row with K4 for garter edge—not shown in chart) Turn. K4, (K1, M1) 4 times, K4 (16 sts) Turn. K4, P 8, K4. Turn. ROW 1 of CHART A: K4, (K1, K1,M1) Place marker. (K1, K1,M1) Place marker, (K1, K1,M1) Place marker, (K1, K1,M1) , K4. (20sts) Purl second row, and every even-numbered row, following chart. Continue following CHART A to desired length. Each chart wedge is repeated 4 times with a 4-stitch garter edge on each side. Finishing: Tie and weave in or trim all color change ends. Wash and block flat.
Stitch with a dot means slip this stitch purlwise. Doing this means you do not have o knit with 3 colors in that row.
