Kaleidos Shawl

As a child, I spent hours in mesmerized wonder, 

peering through a kaleidoscope and marveling at 

its ever-changing play of light, shapes, and 

colors. Kaleidos shawl attempts to translate that 

experience into knitting, through a playful 

exploration of color and form.

The name Kaleidos comes from the Ancient 

Greek roots: 

Kalos – beauty 

Eidos – that which is seen: form, shape 

Together, they evoke the idea of “beautiful 

forms.”

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PATTERN NOTES 

♡ Kaleidos is a two-color shawl worked in slipped stitches, also known as mosaic knitting. This technique uses only one color per row, making it a relatively approachable way to explore colorwork. 

♡ The shawl construction begins at one tip with just a few cast-on stitches and grows through increases along one edge while working the mosaic motifs. 

♡ Increases are done on the RS rows. 

♡ The pattern incorporates 2-stitch slip stitch edging throughout. 

♡ Written as well as charted instructions are provided. 

♡ Charts show only RS rows. 

♡ A row tracker (tracks RS only) is provided at the end of the pattern. 

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PROJECT DETAILS 

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 

Length (along the longest edge): 54.5” / 136 cm. 

Depth : 25.5”/ 64 cm.

YARN REQUIREMENTS 

580 yards / 530 m of sport weight yarn in 2 colors. 

MC:Umbriel; CC: Rake

YARN USED IN SAMPLE 

2 skeins of Expression Fiber Arts, Buttery Sport, 100% Superwash Merino Wool. 

300 yards / 274 m per 100g / 3.5 oz in Rake (CC) and Umbriel (MC) colorways.

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NEEDLES USED 

4 mm / US 6 circular needles, minimum length 24”/ 60 cm.

GAUGE 

20 sts and 40 rows = 4”/ 10 cm in garter stitch, blocked.

NOTIONS 

1 stitch marker, tapestry needle. 

Optional: 1 (additional) locking stitch marker. Extra markers to separate motifs.

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES 

Icelandic BO. 

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