Daylight Breaking
Happy Friday! If you’ve been around for a while, this pattern might look familiar! This is my Daylight Breaking shawl pattern, which was included in issue 8 of the Sewing Box Magazine last fall. I’m happy to say I’m sharing it today for free right here on the blog!
Daylight Breaking is essentially the sequel to my Daylight Fading pattern, which was published in 2017. Daylight Breaking is slightly smaller in size (62 inches long), takes only 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn, features shorter sections, and improved increases and edge stitches.
I used my dear friend Ali’s (from Explorer Knits and Fibers) beautiful hand dyed yarn for this project! I used her Denali Sock base (80% SWM/20% Nylon): 290 yds/265 m (1 skein) of Color A (Sweater Weather), 315 yds/288 m (1 skein) of Color B (Lavender Forever).
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About this pattern
Daylight Breaking combines the ease of garter stitch with simple fading color changes to let the beauty of hand dyed yarns shine. This asymmetrical shawl is divided into eight sections, with increases placed along one side, every other row.
Yarn
Explorer Fibers Denali Sock – 80% SWM/20% Nylon
290 yds/265 m (1 skein) of Color A (Sweater Weather)
315 yds/288 m (1 skein) of Color B (Lavender Forever)
*Or similar fingering weight yarn
Needles
US 6/4.0 mm 32 in circular needle
*or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Locking stitch marker
Gauge
23 sts and 44 rows = 4 in/10cm in garter stitch (before blocking)
21 sts and 32 rows = 4 in/10cm in garter stitch (after blocking)
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge and ensure adequate yardage
Finished Measurements
62 in/157 cm long x 28 in/71 cm wide
Abbreviations
CA – color A (Sweater Weather)
CB – color B (Lavender Forever)
CO – cast on
k – knit
k2togtbl – knit 2 sts together through the back loop
M1L – make one left: insert left needle under bar between sts from the front, knit through the back loop
RS – right side
sl1p – slip 1 st purlwise
st(s) – stitch(es)
WS – wrong side
Pattern
Notes: Each of the 8 sections are worked for 48 rows in total. Increases are made just before the last stitch of every RS row. It is recommended to place a locking stitch marker on the RS of the work to keep track of increase rows. All slipped sts will be slipped with the yarn in back. During the striped sections, the alternating color is carried along the right edge of the work. Do not cut yarn during striped sections. Simply drop one color and pick up the next to continue.
With CA, CO 3 sts using the long tail method.
Section 1
Row 1 (WS): k to last st, sl1p
Row 2 (RS): k to last st, M1L, sl1p (+1 st)
Row 3: k to last st, sl1p
Repeat rows 2 and 3, ending after a WS row, for a total of 48 rows (27 sts).
Section 2
Row 1 (RS): with CB (do not cut CA), k to last st, M1L, sl1p (+1 st)
Row 2 (WS): k to last st, sl1p
Row 3: with CA, k to last st, M1L, sl1p (+1 st)
Row 4: k to last st, sl1p
Repeat rows 1 through 4 for a total of 48 rows (51 sts). Cut CA.
Section 3
Row 1 (RS): with CB, k to last st, M1L, sl1p (+1 st)
Row 2 (WS): k to last st, sl1p
Repeat rows 1 and 2, ending after a WS row, for a total of 48 rows (75 sts).
Section 4
Row 1 (RS): with CA (do not cut CB), k to last st, M1L, sl1p (+1 st)
Row 2 (WS): k to last st, sl1p
Row 3: with CB, k to last st, M1L, sl1p (+1 st)
Row 4: k to last st, sl1p
Repeat rows 1 through 4 for a total of 48 rows (99 sts). Cut CB.
Section 5
Row 1 (RS): with CA, k to last st, M1L, sl1p (+1 st)
Row 2 (WS): k to last st, sl1p
Repeat rows 1 and 2, ending after a WS row, for a total of 48 rows (123 sts).
Section 6
Repeat section 2 (147 sts).
Section 7
Repeat section 3 (171 sts).
Section 8
Repeat section 4 (195 sts).
Finishing
To bind off, *k2togtbl, sl the last st on right needle back to left, repeat from * until all sts are bound off.
Weave in ends and block to dimensions.
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