Karo Shawl
For this triangle shawl the main color is worked throughout in garter stitch with a stunning graphic mesh worked along seemingly laying on top of the fabric. The fascinating, delicate one-stitch-intarsia is accomplished by knitting separate threads in contrasting color in cables. These stitches are cable-knit on every right side and slipped on every wrong side. Although the technique looks intricate it is easy to learn and soon turns into a soothing knitting rhythm.
"Karo" is the German word for "rhombus".
Width: 21 “ / 54 cm
Length: 67 “ / 170 cm
Yarn Weight: Fingering Weight
Yarn Sample: MC Rauma lamullgarn hand dyed in the color Havsalt by Værbitt, 100g / 547y / 500m, CC Kässäkerho Pom Pom Suoma Singles in the color Muste 50g / 224y / 205m
Yardage: Main color 750m / 820y, contrasting color 105m / 112y
Needles: 3 mm / US 2 ½ of 80 - 100 cm circular needle
Other notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers, bobbins (optional)
Gauge: 20 sts and 48 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” in garter stitch, before blocking.
Techniques: Long tail cast on, I-cord, 1-stitch intarsia, 1-stitch cable with increases and decreases
