Simple Yarn-Over Shawl

A while back Ronni asked about a pattern or information on the simple yarn-over shawl I knit for my brother-in-law's mother. There was no pattern, really; it was something I made up along the way and fortunately it turned out fine. The body is made of a series of yarn-overs and and stockinette in multiples of 2. I'm putting my "pattern" here for anyone who wants to knit something mindblowingly easy in 3-4 days.

Yarn: I estimated that the original shawl used about 300 yards of mohair yarn, slightly thicker than Rowan Kidsilk Haze. To be safe, estimate 300 to 400 yards. Also, waste cotton yarn of the same weight.
Needles: Depends on how open you want your shawl to be.

Gauge: None taken. Knit some stockinette with a row of yarnovers and decide how open you want your shawl to be.

Finished Size: Depends on how much yarn you have! And how many yarnover multiples you want to do.

Skill Level: Beginner. Stockinette stitch, garter stitch, yarn-over.

Using waste yarn, cast on two stitches and knit 3 rows. Drop waste yarn and pick up working yarn. K 6 rows. Turn, k 2 sts, pick up 3 garter stitch ridges, then undo your waste yarn and pick up the 2 live sts. You know have 7 sts total.

Keep in mind the formula for creating a neck-down triangular shawl: use a two-stitch garter stitch edging, yarnovers for increasing, and two identical triangular panels separated by a knit stitch and a pair of yarn-overs. From this point yarn-overs will be known as "yo".

Row 1: K2, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2.
Row 2: K2, p to the last 2 sts, k2. (7 sts)
Row 3: K2, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, k2.
Row 4: K2, p to the last 2 sts, k2. (9 sts)

On every odd row, you'll be increasing the size of the triangular panels by 2 yo sts. On every even row, you'll be incorporating those yos into the knitted fabric.

*K 8 rows of stockinette. Then:
Row 1: K2, (yo, k2tog) to the last 2 sts, k2.
Row 2: K2, p to the last 2 sts, k2.**

Repeat * to ** 4 times.

*K 4 rows of stockinette. Then:
Row 1: K2, (yo, k2tog) to the last 2 sts, k2.
Row 2: K2, p to the last 2 sts, k2.**

Repeat * to ** 2 times.

*Row 1: K2, (yo, k2tog) to the last 2 sts, k2.
Row 2: K2, p to the last 2 sts, k2.**

Knit * to ** 8 times.

On the last 8 rows, your row 2 will be all knit. This creates a garter stitch edge, barely noticeable when fully blocked. It prevents the dreaded stockinette curl! If you're nearing the end of your yarn, don't forget to thread in a lifeline, because you may/will misjudge how much yarn you have left. I certainly did!

After your last eyelet row, turn the work over. Bind off in knit.

Block it to your heart's desire--I personally like to stretch it to its limit!

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