Supplies & Tools
RED HEART® Soft®: 3 balls 9440 Light Grey Heather
Susan Bates® Circular knitting needles: 5mm [US8] 29" (73.5 cm) or longer.
2 stitch markers
Yarn needle
GAUGE: 18 sts = 4" (10 cm); 18 rows = 4" (10 cm) in Garter St, blocked. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles/hook to obtain the gauge given.
Shawl measures 68" (172.5 cm) wide (across hood edge) x 42" (106.5 cm) deep at center spine.
NOTE
Shawl is worked from the bottom point up to the hood. Double yo is used to make large eyelets, on wrong side, k1 into double yo. Circular needle is used to accommodate large amount of stitches. Do not join; work back and forth in pattern.
Special Abbreviation
M1 = Make 1 (Increase) — Lift strand between needles to left-hand needle and knit strand through the back loop, twisting it to prevent a hole.
Special Technique
Double yo: Wrap yarn twice around needle.
HOODIE SHAWL
Cast on 3 sts. K1, place marker, k1, place marker, k1.
**Row 1 (Right Side): Knit to marker, double yo, slip marker, k1tbl, slip marker, double yo, knit to end – 2 sts increased.
Row 2: Knit to marker, k1 into double yo, slip marker, p1, slip marker, k1 into double yo, knit to end.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2, 11 more times (13 garter ridges).
Row 3: K1, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to marker, slip marker, K1tbl, slip marker, *K2tog, yo; repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 4: Knit to marker, slip marker, p1, slip marker, knit to end.
Repeat from ** 4 times (5 times total).
Hood
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until Hood section measures 2" (5 cm).
Next Row (Right Side): K1, M1, knit to 2 stitches before marker, ssk, double yo, slip marker, k1tbl, slip marker, double yo, k2tog, knit to last stitch, M1, k1 – 2 sts
increased (1 at each edge).
Next Row: K1, M1, knit to 3 stitches before marker, ssk, k1, slip marker, p1, slip marker, k1, k2tog, knit to last stitch, M1, k1 (1 st increased at each edge, 1 st decreased along each side of spine).
Repeat last 2 rows until Hood section measures 6" (15 cm).
Loosely bind off all stitches.
Fringe
Cut 108 strands of yarn, each 12" (30.5 cm) long.
Bundle strands into 13 sets of 8 strands each.
Thread bundles through shawl at each corner and through the last eyelets on each of the eyelet rows. Fold bundles in half. Tie to secure and trim as needed.
FINISHING
Weave in ends. Block as desired.
ABBREVIATIONS
cm = centimeters;
k = knit;
k1tbl = knit 1 st through back loop;
k2tog = knit 2 sts together;
mm = millimeters;
p = purl;
ssk = slip, slip, knit;
st(s) = stitch(es);
yo = yarn over needle;
* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.