I’ve always loved the sea. I grew up near the ocean, with both sets of grandparents living a few dozen feet from the water. Playing on the beach, listening to the waves, sailing on a boat, hiking along ocean-side cliffs – I love anything involving the sea. But nothing is the same as being far from shore with no land in sight. I love seeing the horizon taper off to meet the ocean waves; so when I first watched the original Pirates of the Caribbean movie and Captain Jack Sparrow looked into the distance and murmured “Send me that horizon” under his breath my heart sang. I know that feeling, I love that feeling, and with this shawl I want you to experience it too.
This is an easy pattern (most of it is stockinette) and also easy to adjust the length – providing you have enough yarn, you can make this shawl as deep as you want. Incorporating a variation of the feather and fan/old shale, if you can k2tog, ssk and kfb you can make this shawl.
This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.
Materials
• 1000 yards of Blue Heron Cotton Rayon Twist
• US 4 [3.5mm] circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge, 40 inch [100 cm] length
• Tapestry needle
Gauge
26 sts and 30 rows per 4 inches [10 cm]
Size
5 feet [1.5 m] wide by 15 inches [38 cm] deep.
Skills Needed
• k2tog
• kfb
• ssk
• yo