Sunstruck

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

223 PM EDT JUL 18 2013

… SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY …

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

HEAT ADVISORY…

UNTIL 830 PM EDT

TEMPERATURES WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IN MUCH OF THE REGION

HAZARDS INCLUDE… 

PLEASING ASYMMETRY… 

BIAS-KNIT GARTER STITCH… 

ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO THIRTEEN COLORS… 

HIGH IMPACT USING SIMPLE TECHNIQUES.

An asymmetrical triangular garter stitch shawl knit in at least 2 but as many as 13 colors.

Pattern includes spreadsheets that you can download with row-by-row stitch counts for each section. A sketch of the finished shawl is included for color planning.

Yardage requirements for each section:

• 1 – 185
• 2 – 100
• 3 – 75
• 4 – 60
• 5 – 65
• 6 – 70
• 7 – 65
• 8 – 45
• 9 – 40
• 10 – 45
• 11 – 55
• 12 – 85

Border requires 230 yards.

Skills required:

• Decreasing (k2tog)
• Increasing (kfb)
• Short rows (instructions included)
• Picking up stitches (border only)