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The geometric zigzags and squishable texture of Westerly Gale remind me of a stiff wind skidding over rippling wavetops.

Westerly Gale is an asymmetrical triangular shawl worked from one tip to the opposite edge. The main body is worked in a knit-and-purl checkerboard stitch pattern. The wide border along the final edge combines mosaic knitting with slipped stitch cables. Only one color of yarn is worked at a time, while other stitches are slipped to make the colorwork pattern.

Gauge is not critical for this pattern, but using a different yarn weight or needle size will affect the size of the finished shawl and the amount of yarn needed.

Instructions for two sizes are both written and charted.

Size
52 (58.5)” / 132 (149) cm in length and 20.5 (23)” / 52 (58) cm deep

Yarn
630 (800) yds / 576 (732) m of sport weight yarn

C1: 300 (430) yds / 274 (393) m
C2: 170 (210) yds / 155 (192) m
C3: 160 yds / 146 m

Sample shown in Miss Babs Laurel Falls (100% superwash Shaniko Merino wool; 300 yds / 275 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g) in Suspense (C1), Eternity (C2), and Oyster (C3)

Needles
US Size 5 / 3.75 mm circular needles, at least 32” / 80 cm in length

Gauge
23 sts and 30 rows per 4” / 10 cm in Checkerboard stitch after blocking
31 sts and 54 rows per 4” / 10 cm in Mosaic Zigzags after blocking

Notions
Yarn needle, cable needle

Thank you to Chinsocks, krakengoddess, and wireknitter for test knitting!