The Fizzy Pop Shawl

The Fizzy Pop Shawl uses the same construction as my Maurice shawl pattern to create a large shallow crescent shawl. Maurice was named after my maternal grandfather. I wanted to name this pattern after my Dad’s Dad, Arthur, who we called Pop. We used to visit him every Friday and that was the only time we were allowed to have soda, or fizzy pop as we called it in 1970’s England. This name just seemed to match the pattern!

The shawl is created by knitting from tip to tip so you never have too many stitches on your needle. The main body of the shawl is in garter with a “pop” added to edge by combining mohair with the main yarn and using increases and decreases to form a scalloped edge. The pattern uses fingering weight yarn with mohair held double but could be knit with different weight yarn to create a larger shawl or with the repeats adjusted as desired. Although, this would alter the amount of yarn required.

Information
Yarn: 200g fingering weight yarn and 25g mohair; sample used 200g Sandnes Garn Sunday in colour 1031 and 25g Wool Kitchen Mohair in the colour Incandescent
Needles: US 4/ 3.5mm or needles to get gauge
Gauge: 25 sts and 42 rows to 4”/10 cm in garter stitch pattern blocked
Measurements: 16”/ 41 cm deep; 72”/182 cm wingspan
Notions: Removeable marker to mark RS of work, tapestry needle.