Sideways shawl

This shawl is easy to knit. The thick stripes of bilky cotton gives it a better hold. Also it has nice transitions which makes it fun to knit. You start using only Abuelita Merino Worsted, and knit more and more Pickles Silk Moahir into the shawl.

Yarn
1 skein Abuelita Merino Worsted
1 skein Pickles Organic Hand Spun Cotton, bulky
1 ball Pickles Silk Mohair

Needles
Circular needles US 15

Gauge
Not impoertant for a nice result

The shawl is knitted sideways. You´ll increase/decrease on one of the ends of the row only.

Cast on 3 stitches using Abuelita Merino Worsted. Always slip the first stitch on each row. Knit one row, purl one row. Continue in stockinette. On every right row you´ll increase by slipping the first stitch, lifting up the yarn between the slip stitch and the next, twisting it 180 degrees, slipping it on to the left needles, and knit it like a normal stitch.

DO NOT increase on rows where you´re purling.
Knit for about 17". Switch to Pickles Organic Hand Spun Cotton, bulky at the beginning of a right row. Knit two rows withour increasing. The yarn is thicker, and compensates for stitch you were meant to increase.

Knit 10 rows in Abuelita Merino Worsted
Knit 2 rows of cotton without increasing.
Knit 10 rows in one ply Abuelita Merino Worsted and one ply Pickles Silk Mohair.
Knit 2 rows of cotton and silk mohair without increasing.
Knit 10 rows in one ply Abuelita Merino Worsted and two plies Pickles Silk Mohair.
Knit 2 rows of cotton and silk mohair without increasing.

Nå er du halvveis, og skal begynne å felle. Du feller ved å ta første maske vrangt av pinnen, og så strikke de to neste maskene sammen på begynnelsen av hver rette rad.

Fortsett med Abuelita Tjukk Merino og dobbel silk mohair i 10 rader.
Strikk 2 rader bomull og enkel silk mohair UTEN å felle.
Strikk 10 rader med Abuelita Tjukk Merino og enkel silk mohair.
Strikk 2 rader bomull.
Strikk 10 rader i kun Abuelita Tjukk Merino.
Strikk 2 rader bomull.
Strikk Abuelita Tjukk Merino til tre masker gjenstår. Fell disse.

Knyt sammen bomullstrådene i endene, men sørg for at du har et lite hull til å feste duskene i. Lag dusker ved å surre bomullstråden 3 ganger (helt rundt) rundt langsiden på en bok (ca A4). Kutt tråden, og løsne garnet fra boka. Legg det dobbelt og putt løkka i midten inn i hullet du lagde. Putt endene inn i løkka og stram til. Lag i alt 7 slike dusker. (Se bilde tutorial her)
You´re halv way, and will start decreasing. Decrease by slipping the first stitch, then knit 2 stitches together on every right row.

Knit 10 rows in one ply Abuelita Merino Worsted and two plies Pickles Silk Mohair.
Knit 2 rows of cotton and silk mohair without increasing.
Knit 10 rows in one ply Abuelita Merino Worsted and one ply Pickles Silk Mohair.
Knit 2 rows of cotton without increasing.
Knit 10 rows in Abuelita Merino Worsted
Knit 2 rows of cotton without increasing.
Continue in Abuelita Merino Worsted until 3 stitches remains. Cast off.

Tie the loose ends of the cotton yarn together, but make sure there is a small hole left to assemble the pom poms to. Make pom poms by winding the yarn around a book (about A4 sized) 3 fukk times. Cut the end. Take the yarn off the book and fold it in half. You now get a small loop in one end. Put the loop through the hole you made before, and put the ends into the loop once it has gone though the hole. Pull. Make 7 pom poms. See a tutorial from a similar project here