Asymmetric shawl/scarfs/wraps! Wow, all of the sudden they are everywhere. I have Knit a couple and now understand the attraction.

I love the added interest of the shape. A little quirky and different. Love the way the yarn, if it is self striping, patterned or hand painted, looks. The horizontal stripes will lay in a diagonal manner when you put it on. I think it is also easier to wear, the smaller end can be tucked in and make your scarf secure.


This pattern is a free one from Peggy Maxheim, it is the Arlequin shawl (Pattern link). I made my first one (link here) extra large. I liked the way I could wrap up in it, all cozy. The small end helped everything stay where I wanted it to be. This one I wanted to be smaller, more scarf rather than blanket/wrap . (This pattern is very easy and suitable for a beginning knitter).
A rather mindless knit, good for Netflix or movie watching. Or even ball games, sporting events and car knitting. I like that it has a little interest with the rows of knit and purl that make the texture, but once you do a couple repeats your on auto piolet!
Yarn and needles:
I knitted this with US size 13 needles and two skeins of Red Hearts Unforgettable yarn, colorway is Petunia (yarn link)  It is a 100% acrylic yarn, but I really liked the color repeats and it has a silky and slightly shiny look (in a good way) to it. The colors are very vibrant, the color changes are a nice length.  in addition to being super soft. It is a one strand roving like yarn with a very slight twist. I didn’t have to frog any, but bet this could be a headache if you had to.  I did knit this with aluminum needles and it was very slippery on them, but it didn’t bother me enough to switch to bamboo needles.  I used a total of approximately 560 yards of yarn and it is listed as worsted weight.but I think it is closer to what I think of as DK or even sport weight. This is the 2nd time that I’ve used this yarn. I also made another shawl and have worn it quite a bit. (link, colorway is sunrise) It has not pilled or other wise worn in a bad way. It is 100% acrylic, so if this is worn on your neck it can be a little sweaty  Nice for a shawl but I wouldn’t recommend knitting something that would lay against your skin. I believe I paid about 5 to 6 US dollars per skein of this, it does have 280 yards on each skein. I have three more skeins in the colorway sugarcane & I can’t decide if I’m going to use them. I do love the vibrant color of this yarn & the color spacing of the changes, I guess the 100% acrylic is the downfall for me. But if that does not bother you, it feels nice and soft.