Overview of 3S shawl

The 3S shawl is lovely and looks more difficult to make than it actually is.  It is best to be made in a natural fiber so it can be blocked well and the detail can be seen more precisely when it is opened up from blocking.  This shawl looks great in a fingering weight (#1) yarn, made with a size US2 or US3 knitting needle.  The pattern includes three bind-off options- regular, picot and crochet cast-off.  Personally, I like the picot bind-off, as it gives a more intricate look than the regular option. This pattern is great for working on increasing with KFB (Knit in the front and back of the next stitch), YO (Yarn overs) and the Picot bind off. This pattern is available for free at Ravelry: 3S Shawl pattern by Amy Meade.

The shawl above

The above two pictures are of the same 3S shawl. However, the lighting was different in each picture. The one on the left was while it was being blocked. While the picture on the right was the completed project, on the windowsill. Different lighting can make a difference in how the yarn appears. The truer colors are in the picture on the left, the object being blocked. The yarn used above is Big Twist brand Vista, in colorway sage brush. It is a blend of cotton, acrylic and polyamide. I liked the feel of this yarn as I used it. It was soft, and moved easily through the tension in my hands.

3S shawl stages

The pictures below show the 3S shawl pattern as a work in progress and being blocked. This shawl was created in Hand Dyed Superfine Merino Wool Natural Yarn by K+C, in washed indigo. This yarn is 100% wool. Because it is a natural fiber, it makes it easier for me to block. Therefore, it has a more finished look. For several years I wanted to knit something and enter it into my state’s Farm Show. This is the year and this project is what I am sending in.