The asymmetric Join The Dots Shawl combines a great way to blend beautiful mini-skein shades with an interesting elongated stitch pattern. The shawl is knitted in garter stitch with an enlarged eyelet pattern worked in the subsequent shade. To make the enlarged eyelets, the needle is inserted into a yarn over made 3 rows below. A loop of yarn is pulled through from back to front and placed onto right hand needle. On the following row, the yarn loop is knitted together with the next stitch.
 
In the first pattern section, the enlarged eyelets are made with one loop of yarn pulled through each eyelet. In the second pattern section, three loops of yarn are pulled through each eyelet, further enlarging the holes. The shawl begins with the eyelets placed closely together, forming an openwork lattice. The eyelets gradually spread out to show more of the colour work stripes.
 
Emma Vining is a hand-knitting designer with a passion for all aspects of knitting and design. Her knitting patterns regularly feature in The Knitter and Knitting magazines. She is the author of “A Knitter’s Sketchbook: Design Inspiration for Twists and Cables” and “A Knitter’s Guide to Shawl Design”, both published by The Crowood Press. You can find more of Emma’s patterns on her website, www.emmavining.com, and on Ravelry, Payhip and LoveCrafts.
 
Yarn
Irish Artisan Yarn Hand Dyed 4ply Yarn 

(75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon, 80m/87yd per 20g mini-skein)
Various Shades; 5 × 20g skeins (shawl shown uses 5 shades from the IAY 2022 Advent set) Yarn amounts given are based on average requirements and are approximate.
 
Needles and Accessories
A pair 4mm (UK 8 or 10/US 6) knitting needles