Many moons ago we introduced a simple shawl/scarf pattern to showcase a 100g skein of My Mama Knits Choufunga 4ply.
I called it the Side-to-Side Shawl as you started at one side and increased up to a mid point before decreasing back down to the other side.
It has a long shallow triangle shape that can be worn slung about your neck like a regular rectangle scarf but also prettied up by wearing the triangle point to the front.
I also find the little bit of shaping - increasing and then decreasing - make it a more interesting project to make.
Unlike our other free shawl/scarf patterns I haven't made another version of this pattern. I've made multiple versions of our asymmetrical scarf and different versions of the long crescent shape scarf.
But when we received Rico's newest Mohair Loves Silk laceweight yarn I thought I'd try it with the Side-to-Side Scarf pattern.
Mohair Loves Silk is a blend of 70% mohair and 30% silk. It's a laceweight yarn with a lot of fluffy so it's perfect for knitting on relatively thick needles for a fine drapey fabric.
I wasn't sure how large the scarf would come out, one ball of Mohair Loves Silk has less that half the meterage of Choufunga, but even a small neckerchief would look and feel good.
I needn't have worried.
The mohair version is the same size as the 4ply version. But obviously so much lighter - 25g v's 100g.
It is so light and wispy. You can wear it in lots of different ways but it folds done to nothing - perfect for winter into spring accessorising.
hanging free
long ends tied to make a double loop cowl
The pattern is almost exactly like the original Side-to-Side except I used a 4mm needle to help the yarn go a little further.
The shawl is worked all in knit stitch with a simple yarn over eyelet every 4th row.
The eyelet makes it easier to 'read' your knitting, so you'll know where you are in the 4 row pattern repeat.
You also end each row with a slip stitch which gives a longer stitch and neater edge.
The shawl is knitted from one side to the next. You start with a few stitches and increase to the middle point and then you decrease back down. Because the mid point is the most number of stitches you will have on the needles you can knit this shawl on straight needles.
If you want to use all your yarn, like I did, weigh your yarn before you start. I used my kitchen scales. You will use about 50% to knit one side of the shawl, the other 50% to knit the other. You don’t need to cut your yarn into separate balls. Just start checking how much yarn is left when you think you are near the middle.
I knitted this mohair version until I had 13g left. I had 56 stitches on the needles.
You can of course make it as deep as you want - you'll just use less or more yarn.
You can download a copy of the Mohair Loves Side to Side here. It's very similar to the original Side-to- Side pattern. I've just changed the needle size and stitch count.
Measures - approx 160cm long and 30cm deep
Yarn - we used 195m/25g ball of Rico Mohair Loves Silk in shade 002
Of course you could use another fluffy laceweight like our My Mama Knits Float Your Goat or Hjertegarn Silk Mohair.
Needles - 4mm Click for our circular needle selection or see our straight needles here.
You will also need a wool needle to weave in your ends
Techniques - cast on; work flat - back and forth; knit; yarn over; slip a stitch; decrease by knitting 2 stitches together (K2tog); decrease by knitting 3 stitches together (K3tog); fasten off.
