Description

The image of the wavy line between stitch patterns came to me as I awoke one morning. Soon after, I set about trying to chart it. Once I chose the two stitch patterns to best represent the image in my head, I realized that the eyelet pattern represents bubbly sea waves as they crash against a wall of subtle cable “stones. Thus, the Balla Mara was born. (“sea wall” in Gaelic)

Finished Measurements

32” [81.5 cm] deep & 48” [122 cm] wide after blocking

Materials

• Fingering weight yarn, approximately 730 yds [667.5 meters]
• US size 4 [3.5 mm] 16” & 24” circular needles
• Cable needles (2)
• Stitch markers (max 8)
• Yarn needle

Gauge

22 sts & 32 rows = 4” [10 cm] in combined st patt after blocking

Skills Used

Cables worked on RS and WS, lace knitting, yarnover increases

Yarn used: Mrs. Crosby Satchel (100% Superwash Merino); color, Submarine

Construction

Shawl begins at the narrowest point, increasing 2 sts every RS row. The edging is knit as you go and the shawl finishes with garter st across the widest point.