Eastwick

Eastwick starts with a half-circle and grows outward in a chevron pattern, with increases set at markers that push the peaks and valleys wider with every row. After a handful of setup rows, the whole shawl settles into a two-row repeat that you keep working until it is the size you want. That is the joy of this one. You get the satisfying shape of a chevron without having to track anything complicated once you are going.

This shawl is made for any advent set of mini skeins. It moves through one mini skein after another, so it is built for the odds and ends you have been saving and the leftovers from other projects that never had a home. You change to the next ball whenever you like, and the chevron carries it into one piece that looks planned rather than pieced together.

Blocked, it runs 56 inches across the top edge and drops 33 inches at the longest point, deep enough to wrap and wear like a proper shawl rather than a scarf. The chevron gives it movement, and the simple repeat means you can keep going until you have used up what you set out to use.

Yarn: 

1144 yards / 1046m of fingering weight yarn.

The sample is shown in Forbidden Fiber Co Fortitude Halloween minis (100% superwash merino, 0.7 oz / 20g = 88 yards / 80.5m each) in the colors (A) Louise Miller, (B) Alex Russo, (C) The High Grand Witch, (D) Ursula, (E) Circe, (F) Morgana, (G) Samantha Stephens, (H) Sabrina Spellman, (I) Daryl Van Horne, (J) Blair Witch, (K) Melisandre, (L) The Three Witches, and (M) Halliwell Sisters.

Hook: 

US size E/4 (3.5 mm), or the size needed for gauge. Make sure you take the time to check it before you start.

Notions: 

Tapestry needle and stitch markers.

Gauge: 

20 dc and 8 dc rows = 4 inches / 10 cm. Check your gauge before you begin. It sets the finished size and how far your yardage will take you.

Finished Size: 

Blocked, the shawl is 56 inches wide across the top edge and 33 inches deep at the longest point. Blocking opens the fabric and sets the chevron, so plan for it.