I live looking at the blue waters of the ocean while strolling on the sand. Though I’ve never been there, there is something in particular about the Caribbean waters that is calming and beautiful.
This shawl is the impression of a Caribbean sea with a storm moving in. The pattern is very easy to knit. The pattern can be found here.
Materials:
- Size 6 double sided knitting needles
- Size 6 long round needles
- Knit Picks Chroma Fingering in Surf’s Up
- Chroma Fingering in Weather Vane
- 8 stitch markers
The yarn is so pretty I am so glad I picked it.
Starting off was a bit tricky with the thin yarn. After a while, the shawl starts to grow rapidly. Here it is at the start. You can see the vortex swirls starting to develop. I started off with all the stitches on 3 double sided knitting needles
Here is the shawl farther into the process. At this stage it was easy to tell where to work the yarn overs and the knit 2 togethers for each repeat.
When it became to large for 3 knitting needles, I added another one. I kept using the 4 doubled sided needles until it became hard to keep the stitches on.
I love how the colors are changing at the beginning. They stay the same for so long.
When it’s finally time to switch to round needles, make sure you mark the beginning of the row and the beginning of the round.
The color changes are amazing. I love this yarn so much. It was perfect for this project. As the shawl gets longer the color changes become shorter. Later on the color may change right in the middle of the row, but we shall see.
Here I added Weather Vane on. I love how the colors blended right into each other. For a while I was hoping for a dark blue from Surf’s Up to end the ball of yarn, but instead I got a light blue. Looking at there is clean transition from one ball to the next.
As of writing this the shawl is about 34 inches across. I have been working hard on it and hope to finish it soon. I honestly can’t wait to wear it.