Easy Garter Stitch Shawl
Difficulty level: 
Beginner
Free Shawl Knitting Pattern
Size: Width - 55" (140 cm), depth - 27.5" (10 cm).
Materials: Laines du Nord Calipso wool/acrylic bulky weight yarn 320 m / 200g Color 4 - 1 skein.
Lamb's Pride Bulky 125 yds / 114 m per 4 oz/113 gr skein - 1 skein. Color: M-260 Cafe au Lait.
Needles: 10 1/2 (6.50 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE.
Gauge: 13 st x 28 rows = 4" x 4" (10 x 10 cm)
Patterns:
Garter Stitch
all rows - knit sts
Directions:
With Calipso yarn cast on 7 sts. To make a firm edge always slip the 1st stitch and purl the last st.
Row 1: edge st, 1 k, yo, 1 k, yo, 1 k, yo, 1 k, yo, 1 k, edge st. mark the 4th st with the stitch marker. This is the center of the shawl.
Row 3: edge sts, 1 k, yo, 3 k, yo, 1 k, yo, 3 k, yo, 1 k, edge st. Continue to increase the shawl with 4 yos: after the 2nd st, on both sides of the central st and before the 2 last sts of the row (see pictures below).
Rows 1 - 94: Calipso yarn
Rows 95 - 98: Lamb's Pride yarn
Rows 99 - 104: Calipso yarn
Rows 105 - 112: Lamb's Pride yarn
Rows 113 - 120: Calipso yarn
Cast off.
Finishing:
Block the shawl.
Enjoy!
