A bias knit shawl pattern

Bonus Pattern From the Mythos Collection

Skill Level: Intermediate

Wandering Waves was inspired by the watery domain of Poseidon. Poseidon is most typically known as the “God of the Sea,” but may also be referred to as the “Earth Shaker” for his lesser known role of causing earth quakes. One of the 12 Olympians, Poseidon is brother to Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Demeter, and Hades.

Wandering Waves is a type of sideways knit shawl or wrap. It’s knit on the bias from one long side edge to the tip of the wingspan at the opposite edge. Because of the rate at which the stitches decrease in this design it isn’t the equilateral or isosceles triangle that you usually see in shawls. Instead, Wandering Waves is a right angle scalene triangle. (In case you don’t remember geometry class this means that one corner is a 90 degree angle, making it a right triangle, and none of the sides are of equal length, which qualifies it as scalene.)

The edge along which the decreases are placed becomes the long wingspan edge.

Yarn
2 skeins Fiddle Knits Fibers, Polka
[100% superwash merino; 400 yds / 365 m; 100 g; fingering weight],
Color: “Poseidon” (Mythos Club exclusive color)

Needles
US 5 / 3.75mm 60” circular needle.
Adjust needle size to obtain correct gauge.

Notions
1 Stitch marker
Tapestry needle

Gauge
Pre-Blocking: 22 sts / 30 rows = 4” in St st
Post-Blocking: 18 sts / 26.5 rows = 4” in St st

Finished Size
96” wingspan x 30” deep at cast on edge
*Measurements taken after blocking.

The Pattern

Cast on 136 sts.
Set Up (WS): P5, place marker, purl to end.
Row 1 (RS): K1, ssk twice, k2, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, *k2tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1; rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k1
– 1 st rem from shawl / 1 st added to border.
Row 2: P1, pf&b, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 1 st added to border / shawl count same.
Row 3: K2, ssk, [k1, yo] twice, ssk, k1, *k2tog, k3, [yo, k1] twice, ssk, k1; rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k5
– shawl count same / border same.
Row 4: Bind off 2 sts, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 2 sts rem from border / shawl count same.
Row 5: K1, ssk, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k1, *k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k1; rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k1
– 1 st rem from shawl / 1 st added to border.
Row 6: P1, pf&b, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 1 st added to border / shawl count same.
Row 7: K3, yo, k3, ssk, k1, *k2tog, [k1, yo] twice, k3, ssk, k1; rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k5 – shawl count same / border same.
Row 8: Bind off 2 sts, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 2 sts rem from border / shawl count same.
Row 9: K1, ssk,k6, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k4, ssk, k1;
rep from * to marker, SM, yo, k2, yo, k1 
– 1 st rem from shawl / 1 st added to border.
Row 10: P1, pf&b, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 1 st added to border / shawl count same.
Row 11: K8, *k2tog, [k1, yo] twice, k3, ssk, k1; 
rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k5 
– shawl count same / border same.
Row 12: Bind off 2 sts, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 2 sts rem from border / shawl count same.
Row 13: K1, ssk, k5, *k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k1; rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k1
– 1 st rem from shawl / 1 st added to border.
Row 14: P1, pf&b, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 1 st added to border / shawl count same.
Row 15: K7, *k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k1, ssk, k1; 
rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k5 
– shawl count same / border same.
Row 16: Bind off 2 sts, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 2 sts rem from border / shawl count same.
Row 17: K1, ssk, k4, *k2tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1; rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k1
– 1 st rem from shawl / 1 st added to border.
Row 18: P1, pf&b, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 1 st added to border / shawl count same.
Row 19: K6, *k2tog, k3, [yo, k1] twice, ssk, k1; 
rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k5 
– shawl count same / border same.
Row 20: Bind off 2 sts, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 2 sts rem from border / shawl count same.
Row 21: K1, ssk, k3, *k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k1; rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k1
– 1 st rem from shawl / 1 st added to border.
Row 22: P1, pf&b, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 1 st added to border / shawl count same.
Row 23: K5, *k2tog, [k1, yo] twice, k3, ssk, k1; 
rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k5 
– shawl count same / border same.
Row 24: Bind off 2 sts, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 2 sts rem from border / shawl count same.
Row 25: K1, ssk, k2, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k4, ssk, k1; rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k1
– 1 st rem from shawl / 1 st added to border.
Row 26: P1, pf&b, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 1 st added to border / shawl count same.
Row 27: K4, *k2tog, [k1, yo] twice, k3, ssk, k1; 
rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k5 
– shawl count same / border same.
Row 28: Bind off 2 sts, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 2 sts rem from border / shawl count same.
Row 29: K1, ssk, k1, *k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k1; rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k1
– 1 st rem from shawl / 1 st added to border.
Row 30: P1, pf&b, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 1 st added to border / shawl count same.
Row 31: K3, *k2tog, k3, [yo, k1] twice, ssk, k1; 
rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k5 
– shawl count same / border same.
Row 32: Bind off 2 sts, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 2 sts rem from border / shawl count same.
Row 33: K1, ssk twice, k4, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1 *k2tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1; rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k1
– 1 st rem from shawl / 1 st added to border.


Row 34: P1, pf&b, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 1 st added to border / shawl count same.
Row 35: K2, ssk, k3, [yo, k1] twice, ssk, k1 
*k2tog, k3, [yo, k1] twice, ssk, k1; 
rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k5 
– shawl count same / border same.
Row 36: Bind off 2 sts, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 2 sts rem from border / shawl count same.
Row 37: K1, ssk, twice, [k1, yo] twice, k2, ssk, k1 *k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k1; rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k1
– 1 st rem from shawl / 1 st added to border.
Row 38: P1, pf&b, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 1 st added to border / shawl count same.
Row 39: K1, ssk, [k1, yo] twice, k3, ssk, k1, 
*k2tog, [k1, yo] twice, k3, ssk, k1; 
rep from * to marker, SM, k2tog, yo, k5 
– shawl count same / border same.
Row 40: Bind off 2 sts, p2tog, yo, purl to end.
– 2 sts rem from border / shawl count same.