Dusk in the Desert Shawl

Just in time for the weather to start cooling off in fall, the Dusk in the Desert Shawl has re-emerged from the vault and is ready for fresh adventures. Read on for more information about where to buy the pattern, details and specs, an easy shopping list, and more.

As the sun sets in the desert, temperatures drop quickly, and the sky fills with brilliant color. It can be helpful to have a shawl to bundle up in. This shawl is a crescent-shaped shawl with a simple, soothing stitch pattern that is perfect for summer vacation knitting.

About the Dusk in the Desert Shawl

This shawl was originally designed for sport-weight yarn and larger needles. It has now been updated for finer yarn and smaller needles, and it includes additional instructions and features that were not previously available.

Easy Shopping List

Bad Sheep Yarn Fingering Chiaogoo US Size 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles Stitch markers (budget option) Stitch markers (fancy options)

Dusk in the Desert Shawl Details and Specs

SIZES One size, adjustable. Sample shown is 80” (203 cm) wide by 17.5” (44.5 cm) tall at its highest point.

MATERIALS

Fingering-weight yarn, 850 yds (778 m) Sample shown knit in Bad Sheep Yarn Fingering, 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon; 462 yds (423 m) per 3.5 oz (100 grams), colorway Bluebonnet.

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate Techniques: decreases, increases, garter tab cast-on, picot bind-off

Read on for more information about where to buy the pattern, details and specs