This design is part of Operation Social Justice and from March 15 until March 31 2020, 20% of proceeds from the pattern will be donated to Slado.de (a local to me LGBTQ organisation that organises a lot of important social gatherings and more). Check out the website linked above of the hashtag #OperationSJW on Instagram to see all the beautiful yarns, patterns, notions and more from over 180 participating businesses.

With this shawl you can give your friends and loved ones the warmth and comfort of home, and your embrace. When they are away from you and they put it on, it is as if they have found a hidden way home, visible only for themselves—for the rest of the world, it is just a beautiful accessory. If you make it for yourself, you will feel as warm and comfortable as you are at home, even if you are far away.

The unusual shape is achieved by first knitting the angled part on the bias, then picking up stitches along the straight short edge and continuing in the same two-colour pattern of textured stripes. The contrasting colour eyelet rows accentuate the shaping and add more visual interest.

Knit in DK weight yarn, Hidden Way Home works up quickly despite its size.

Materials:
4.5 mm/US 7 circular needle in 24” length or straight needles
625 m/684 yds of DK weight yarn in main colour (Sample uses 4 balls of Schewe Sunshine in colour 03)
130 m/142 yds of DK weight yarn in contrast colour (Sample uses 1 ball of Schewe Sunshine in colour 02)
Crochet hook in 4.5 mm, for edging