Waterfalls Bias Shawl

Waterfalls Bias Shawl // machine knitting pattern designed by Barb Barone

Learn to use your knitting machine with the Waterfalls Bias Shawl. The knitted fabric will shift and move along the needle bed to create a fabric with a parallelogram shape, a perfect blank to practice increases and decreases.

SKILL LEVEL

• Beginner

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

• 14" / 35 cm wide x 79" / 200 cm long

YARN

• 3 skeins SweetGeorgia Trifecta Fine (370 yards / 338 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein; 75% Bluefaced Leicester, 15% Mohair, 10% Silk) in Old Letters
• 3 skeins SweetGeorgia Silk Mist (325 yd / 297 m per 0.88 oz / 25 g skein; 60% Fine Kid Mohair, 40% Cultivated Silk) in Sangria

MACHINE SETTINGS & TOOLS

• Machine: Silver Reed LK 150 Stitch Setting 8, Tension 3
• Tools: Size 0 US / 2.0 mm circular knitting needle, 24" / 60 cm long

GAUGE

• 21.5 sts and 16 rows = 4" / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with yarn held single, after blocking, measured along one edge

Please note that changes in gauge will affect yardage used and final measurements.

Pattern includes a 8-page PDF

This pattern is available free for School of SweetGeorgia members. Taught by Barb Barone at the Machine Knitting: Basics course, this shawl is more than just a first project; it’s your gateway to everything machine knitting can be.