Tokyo Bubbles is a light scarf or shawl in garter stitch with circles of drop stitch mesh. The garter stitch base adds a mossy texture and a degree of irregularity; the mesh pattern expands and contracts with the weight of the fabric when the shawl is draped or worn. Leaving the sample unblocked preserves the mossy softness.

 

The knitted texture and the colors in the yarn remind me of handmade Japanese textiles. The Zauberball yarn provides a succession of constantly evolving indigo variations.

 

This is a quick & easy knit. It's a simpler version of my Camino Bubbles pattern, with a shorter repeat and lots of rows of plain garter stitch knitting.

 

Knit on 5mm/US8 needles with one ball, 100g/420m/460yds of Zauberball Crazy, Colorway 2099 “Pause in Blau”.

Dimensions: approximately 135cm/53in x 48cm/19in

Gauge: approximately 17 stitches & 17 rows = 10cm/4in in drop stitch bubble pattern

 

The pdf contains a written pattern, notes on the drop stitch technique, instructions for a version knit with Schoppel-Wolle Edition 6 and a longer version of the pattern using two or three balls of Zauberball Crazy yarn, images of the shawl, and some photos from a trip to Japan in 2007.

 

Tokyo Bubbles is also available as part of the knit/lab Easy Patterns eBook.

 

$7.00

 

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