Taking the Waters Shawl -- PDF knitting pattern

Taking the Waters evokes the stately grace of the town of Bath, England, filled with golden limestone architecture and ancient hot springs. This asymmetrical shawl begins with columns of lace in the main color. Then, waving lines of Old Shale frame a rippling pool of crisscrossing stitches, perfect for showcasing a gradient set.

All instructions are both written and charted.

Gauge is not critical for this pattern, but using a different yarn weight or needle size will affect the size of the finished shawl.

Finished Size

74” / 188 cm in length and 31” / 79 cm deep at its deepest point

Yarn

1200 yds / 1097 m of fingering weight yarn (approx. 400 yds of the main color and 133 yds each of six contrasting colors)

Sample shown in Miss Babs Yummy 2-ply (100% superwash merino wool; 400 yds / 365 m per 3.9 oz / 110 g) in Roman Baths (MC) and Miss Babs Yummy 2-ply Gradient Set (100% superwash merino wool; 133 yds / 121 m per 1.3 oz / 38 g) in Aquae Sulis, six skeins in contrasting colors Bath Stone (CC1), Sacred Spring (CC2), Gorgon’s Head (CC3), Hypocaust (CC4), Curse Tablet (CC5), and Sulis Minerva (CC6)

Needles

US Size 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles, at least 40” / 100 cm in length

US Size 6 / 4.0 mm circular needles, at least 40” / 100 cm in length

Gauge

24 sts and 28 rows per 4” / 10 cm in Lace Rib after blocking

24 sts x 26 rows per 4” /10 cm in Crisscross stitch after blocking

Notions

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