Glacier

Glacier is a shawlette built for speed and for wearing. You work the main field from end to end in an easy four-row repeat, growing it from a few stitches into an open, airy field that goes quickly once the repeat settles in. It is the kind of project you can start on a quiet evening and have most of the way done before you know it.

Then comes the part that makes it look harder than it is. You add a simple edging in a coordinating second color along the border, and that small band of contrast is what pulls the whole piece together and gives it a finished, deliberate look. The edging reads as intricate, but it works up simply on top of the field you already made.

The real charm is how many ways it goes on. The narrow, bandit shape means you can wear it as a cowl, tie it like a scarf, or drape it as a simple shawlette, so one small piece does the work of several. Blocked, it measures 56 inches across the wingspan and 16 inches deep at the deepest point, light enough to keep on all day and easy to knot and go.

Yarn: 

Fingering weight yarn in two colors. Color A takes 350 yards / 320m and Color B takes 70 yards / 64m, for a total of 420 yards / 384m.

The sample uses Nanette Wake Studio Fingering Weight (85% superwash merino, 15% nylon, 3.5 oz / 100g = 437 yards / 400m) in the November Yarn Club colorway Lake McDonald.

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: 

Stitch marker and a yarn needle.

Gauge: 

17 stitches and 8.5 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm, blocked. Check your gauge before you begin. It sets the finished size and how far your yarn will take you.

Finished Size: 

Blocked, the shawlette is 56 inches / 142 cm across the wingspan and 16 inches / 40.5 cm deep at the deepest point. Blocking opens the field and the edging and sets the shape, so plan for it.