Onde - shawlette

Onde - shawlette 
This garment was inspired greatly by the yarn. I wanted to combine the feeling coming from the colours with the feeling coming from the stitches in my design. The beautiful pastel colours of the yarn reminded me of sea colours, and I wanted to have a texture that replicated small waves, a series of ripples on the water surface, triggered by a spring light breeze. 
I set up the ‘ripple’ motif using different numbers of wraps. The ‘ripple’ motif is alternating from the previous section to add an extra wavy effect, which is also amplified by the self-striping yarn. I also integrated a lace border on the left-hand side of the right side of the shawlette to give another gentle wavy movement. I called the design ‘Onde’, which means ‘waves’ in Italian. The fabric results in soft and gentle flows.

YARN 
Fingering weight yarn, 400m / 437 yds per 100gr, 4ply, WPI=14, in the self-striping shade. 
Yarn used for the sample: Poldale silk (60% Polwarth, 25% Corriedale, 15% Silk), hand-dyed yarn by Third Vault Yarns, in the shade The Arborist.

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS 
2 gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working in the round (a 100cm / 40in cable was used for the sample) 
Stitch markers 
Tapestry needle

GAUGE 
17 stitches and 36 rows to 10cm / 4in over garter st using gauge size needle. 
Gauge was achieved with 4mm needle. Gauge is not crucial in this pattern but take on board that differences can affect yarn quantities and the final size of the garment.

SIZE 
Finished max width: 117cm / 46in 
Finished depth: 61cm / 24in

PATTERN NOTES 
The shawlette is worked from the bottom up, integrating an alternating motif of elongated stitches. 
It will be easy to make the accessory longer and wider if any knitter wishes to do so. 
The instructions include a chart, a schematic, a sketch and photos.

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES 
Elongated stitches. 
MPSS (stretchy bind off).

Technical Editing: Frauke Urban 
Design, Photography and Graphics: Claudia Fiocchetti