​Tender Blue Shawl

You’ll need:

100g of 100% cotton yarn (400 m);

Circular knitting needles 3 and 3,5 mm;

Stitch markers.

Instructions

Cast on 7 sts.

WS row: 4 knit sts, marker, 3 knit sts.

1^st row (RS): knit to 1 st before marker, yarn over, 1 knit st, replace marker, yarn over, knit3tog, yarn over, knit2tog;

2^nd (WS): 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, yarn over through front and back loop (2 sts), 2 knit sts, replace marker, 1 knit st, yarn over as knit st through back loop, 1 knit st;

3^rd row (RS): knit st to marker, replace marker, yarn over, knit2tog, 1 knit st;

4^th row (WS): 6 knit sts, replace marker, 1 knit st;

5^th row (RS): knit to 1 st before marker, yarn over, 1 knit st, replace marker, yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog;

6^th row (WS): 1 knit st, yarn over through front and back loops (2 sts), 1 knit st, yarn over through front and back loops (2 sts), 2 knit sts, replace marker, 1 knit st, yarn over as knit st through back loop, 1 knit st;

7^th row (RS): knit st to marker, replace marker, yarn over, knit2tog, 1 knit st;

8^th row (WS): 8 knit sts, replace marker, 1 knit st;

9^th row (RS): knit to 1 st before marker, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, replace marker, 1 yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog;

10^th row (WS): 1 knit st, yarn over through front and back loops (2 sts), 1 knit st, yarn over through front and back loops (2 sts), 1 knit st, yarn over through front and back loops (2 sts), 2 knit sts, replace marker, 1 knit st, yarn over through back loop, as knit st, 1 knit st;

11^th row (RS): knit sts to marker, replace marker, yarn over, knit2tog, 1 knit st;

12^th row (WS): bind off 7 sts, 3 knit sts, replace marker, 1 knit st.

Repeat these 12 rows until there are 50% of yarn left, finish with the 12^th row.

Now, continue with making decreases in rows.

1^st row (RS): knit sts to 3 sts before marker, knit2tog, 1 knit st, replace marker, yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog;

2^nd row (WS): yarn over, 1 knit st, yarn over through front and back loops (2 sts), 2 knit sts, replace marker, knit st;

3^rd row (RS): knit sts to marker, replace marker, yarn over, knit2tog, 1 knit st;

4^th row (WS): 6 knit sts, replace marker, 1 knit st;

5^th row (RS): knit sts to 3 sts before marker, knit2tog, 1 knit st, replace marker, yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog;

6^th row (WS): 1 knit st, yarn over through back and front loops (2 sts), 1 knit st, yarn over through front and back loop (2 sts), 2 knit sts, replace marker, 1 knit st;

7^th row (RS): knit sts to marker, replace marker, yarn over, knit2tog, 1 knit st;

8^th row (WS): 8 knit sts, replace marker, 1 knit st;

9^th row (RS): knit sts to 3 sts before marker, knit2tog, 1 knit st, replace marker, yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog, yarn over, knit2tog;

10^th row (WS): 1 knit st, yarn over through back and front loops (2 sts), 1 knit st, yarn over through front and back loop (2 sts), 1 knit st, yarn over through front and back loop (2 sts), replace marker, 1 knit st;

11^th row (RS): knit sts to marker, replace marker, yarn over, knit2tog, 1 knit st;

12^th row (WS): bind off 7 sts, 3 knit sts, replace marker, 1 knit st.

Repeat these 12 rows until there are 3 sts left before marker in the 11^th (RS) row.

Bind off the last 12 sts in the next 12^th row (WS).

Weave in ends.