The Eleventh Hour is a shawl that knits up quickly and by using many weights of yarn, you can pull random bits from your stash!

The yarn combinations are endless! You can use one of the weights held doubled for Color C, use a lighter yarn for Color B, and make Color A your base weight of yarn. So, in theory, you could use all of one weight/yarn thickness and merely hold one color doubled, or you could grab random yarns and bits and bobs and make this shawl!

The possibilities are endless and make this a fun shawl. And with it’s big needle gauge, the drape and ease of knitting makes this project really fly off your needles!

With its sideways garter stripe, color blocking, some short rows, and color striping, The Eleventh Hour is a great shawl when you reach your personal eleventh hour and need to knit a shawl SUPER quick for a gift! I knit this in two days and made another in about the same amount of time!

Size: 22 inches (56 cm) along the center spine X 75 inches (190 cm) along the top edge. Size will vary due to knitter’s gauge, yarn combinations used, and blocking preferences.

Recommended yarn: A skein of worsted weight yarn (A), a skein of sport weight yarn (B), and a skein of bulky weight yarn (C) in semi-solid/tonal/solid colors. You can also use one weight of yarn and hold one of them doubled for Color C. The sample used Juniper Moon Farm Herriot in the 1001 Black color way (A), Frog Tree Alpaca Sportweight in the 24 Red color way (B), and Misti Alpaca Chunky in the Cream color way (C).

Yardage: Color A: 220 yds/202 m ; Color B: 130 yds/119 m ; Color C: 110 yds/101 m

Needles: US size 11/ 8.0 mm 32” circular needle.

Gauge: 3 sts to the inch in worsted weight yarn on US size 11/8.0 mm needles in garter stitch.

Notions: Stitch markers, scissors, tapestry needle.