Breezeway Shawl, a beginner-friendly asymmetrical triangle wrap
In 2019 I discovered the value of an LYS. I started visiting Yarn Refuge in Reno, NV, attending knit night when our family schedule allowed, and it changed my life & my craft. This ushered me into a community that has grown and changed over the last 6 years, given me opportunities and friends, and shrunk my wallet while growing my yarn stash. During my early knit night attendance I met Jay, the dyer behind Arkaik Fibres and fell in LOVE with his yarn. I also discovered Storyteller Yarn, locally dyed in Lake Tahoe by my friend Aubrey. I spent weeks just staring at their yarns hanging up on the wall before I realized I needed them to be a cozy shawl.
The Breezeway Shawl was my first hand-dyed yarn pattern and it’s my favorite to this day. This is 100% local to the Reno-Tahoe area, and both of these dyers have become friends of mine. Over the last few years I’ve spent far too much money on both of their yarns, we’ve gossiped together, laughed & celebrated together, and grieved together.
Don’t let the size of this piece intimidate you! The stitches are basic, beginner-friendly stitches, the pattern spells it out row by row, and if you use a yarn you love, it will fly off your hook! It’s warm, lightweight, and cozy. This would be a great fade project, and would even look lovely in just one color instead of three.
Recommended Yarn
3 skeins Fingering Weight yarn
- Color A – Storyteller Yarn in Ciao, 75/25 Superwash Merino & Nylon blend, 100g/463 yards per skein
- Color B – Arkaik Fibres in Call Me Maybe, 75/25 Superwash British Bluefaced Leicester & Nylon blend, 100g/464 yards per skein
- Color C – Storyteller Yarn in Rein, 75/25 Superwash Merino & Nylon blend, 100g/463 yards per skein
Hook Size
US G / 4.25 mm
Finished Size
Straight Edge – 66 inches (168 cm)
Picot Edge = 70 inches (208 cm) Blocked
Gauge
18 stitches, 17 rows = 4 inches (10 cm)
Blocked gauge, worked in pattern for section A
Stitches Used
ch(s) – chain(s)
ch-sp – chain space
esc – extended single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
RS – right side of work
sc blo – sc in back loop only
sc – single crochet
sk – skip
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
WS – wrong side of work
Jay is a master of tonal colors and you can find some amazing saturated tonals when you shop Arkaik Fibres. They’re so consistent and beautiful.
Aubrey’s Storyteller Yarn colors are non-repeating colorways, so if you ever see a skein that you like, GRAB IT.
For this sample I used 2 variegated colors on the ends with a tonal sandwiched in between. I have another sample that I reversed that and used 2 tonals on the ends with a variegated sanwiched in between and it looks amazing. A fade would be gorgeous. Feeling bold? Use 3 contrasting tonals to have a stunning eye-catching statement piece.
Pattern
NOTES
- Ch at beginning of row does not count as a stitch.
- You’re increasing by 2 sts on every WS row – you will always have an even number of sts in your row.
- The textured side of Section A is the RS of the work, but you can also use a locking stitch marker on the RS to keep track of RS/WS.
Section A – worked with Color A
Row 1 – Ch 3, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook and last ch.
Row 2 (RS) – Ch 1, sc blo across.
Row 3 (WS) – Ch 1, sc across to last 2 sts, 2 sc in each of last 2 sts.
Row 4 – Ch 1, sc blo across.
Rows 5-128 – Repeat rows 3 & 4.
Row 129 – In Color B, ch 1, esc across to last 2 sts, 2 esc in each of last 2 sts.
Row 130 – In Color B, ch 1, esc across.
Row 131 – In Color A, ch 1, sc across to last 2 sts, 2 sc in each of last 2 sts.
Row 132 – In Color A, ch 1, sc blo across.
Rows 133-134 – Repeat rows 129-130
Row 135-136 – Repeat rows 131-132
Row 137-138 – Repeat rows 129-130
Row 139-140 – Repeat rows 131-132
Section B – worked with Color B
Row 1 – Ch 1, esc across to last 2 sts, 2 esc in each of last 2 sts.
Row 2 – Ch 1, esc across.
Rows 3-28 – Repeat rows 1 & 2.
Row 29 – In Color C, ch 1, hdc across to last 2 sts, 2 hdc in each of last 2 sts.
Row 30 – In Color C, ch 1, hdc across.
Row 31 – In Color B, ch 1, esc across to last 2 sts, 2 esc in each of last 2 sts.
Row 32 – In Color B, ch 1, esc across.
Rows 33-34 – Repeat rows 29-30
Row 35-36 – Repeat rows 31-32
Section C – worked with Color C
Row 1 – Ch 1, hdc across to last 2 sts, 2 hdc in each of last 2 sts.
Row 2 – Ch 1, hdc across.
Row 3 – Ch 1, hdc in first 2 sts, *ch 1, sk 1, hdc in next*, repeat to last 2 sts, (ch 1, hdc) in each of last 2 sts.
Row 4 – Ch 1, hdc in each previous row hdc and ch-sp across.
Row 5 – Ch 1, hdc across to last 2 sts, 2 hdc in each of last 2 sts.
Row 6 – Ch 1, hdc across.
Rows 7-8 – Repeat rows 5 & 6.
Row 9 – Ch 1, hdc in first 2 sts, *ch 1, sk 1, hdc in next*, repeat to last 2 sts, (ch 1, hdc) in each of last 2 sts.
Rows 10-27 – Repeat rows 4-9 three more times
Rows 28-29 – Repeat rows 4-5 one more time.
(The next part explains the picot edging. If you prefer a straight edge and want to skip the picot, instead of repeating rows 4 & 5 this last time, repeat row 4, and then ch 1 & sc across to last 2 sts, 2 sc in each of last 2 sts.)
Picot Edging
Ch 3, sl st into 3rd ch from hook (the first ch you made), sk 1 st, sc into next st.
Repeat across to end. You should end on a sc in the last st.
I like the look of a picot at the beginning and end, so at that last st, I did one more picot – ch 3, sl st into 3rd ch from hook.
FINISHING –
Fasten off Color C. Block lightly, enough to open the lace in section C and the picot edging. Weave in ends.
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