Riptide135

Riptide 1-3-5

2 designs | 3 sizes | 2 languages

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Riptide 1-3-5 is available in English and German

The story: Whilst kicking off a tennis match this summer, I tore two calf muscles leaving me on crutches for almost four weeks. Thank goodness I could knit! I’d seen so many scans and diagrams and these strips of broken and unbroken knitting were to me, the rips in my muscles. I was going to call it “Let Rip” but the colour of this gorgeous yarn kept pulling me to the sea, and thus, it became Riptide. This shawl was pure therapy!

The 1-3-5 refers to the different shawl options and sizes available in this pattern. There are instructions for 1, 3, or 5 skeins of yarn.

Riptide 1 produces a narrow neck scarf using 1 skein of yarn.

Riptide 3 produces a medium sized shawl using 3 skeins of yarn.

Riptide 5 produces a large sized shawl using 5 skeins of yarn.

Please see schematics and sizes photo.

The samples are knit using the luxurious Crave Caravan DK yarn by Yarn Culture. Check out the fabulous Yarn HERE!

Construction Notes:

Riptide 1 is knit tip to tip, and Riptide 3 and 5 are each worked from the tip on the right out to the left edge, producing asymmetrical shawls. Increases are worked on the RS row throughout. The neat smooth edges envelop strips of simple increases and decreases producing a chain like textured pattern that rips through the stocking stitch - ode to my ripped muscles ;)

Yarn:

Crave Yarn, Caravan DK, 100g (210m/ 230 yds, 70% Superwash Extrafine Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Camel, 10% Mulberry silk).

Riptide 5: Shawl sample colourway in Idyll.

Riptide 1: Scarf sample colourway in Meditation.

Yarn required:

Riptide 1: 1 Skein, 100g (210m/ 230 yds)

Riptide 3: 3 Skeins, 300g (630m/ 690 yds)

Riptide 5: 5 Skeins, 500g (1,050m/ 1,150 yds).

Needles & Notions

- Size 4.0mm / US 6 circular needle, 100 cm / 40” length (or size needed to obtain gauge) for shawl.

- Size 3.5mm / US 4 circular needle, or double pointed needle (or 0.5mm/ 2 US sizes smaller than gauge needle) for bind off for Riptide 3 & 5.

Tapestry/Darning needle, Stitch markers: 3 total.

Gauge

23 sts x 32 rows = 10cm x 10cm (4”x 4”) in stocking stitch with larger needle, after blocking.

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but it will affect meterage and final size if different.