Cloudbreak

Melanie Berg
A rainbow is a sign that the storm has passed and brighter days are here, and when you
wrap yourself up in Cloudbreak, the subtle rainbow motif will be a reminder of just how
powerful hope, joy, and love can be.

This cozy triangle shawl is simple and fun to knit using a rustic yarn with
lots of character, like Weld from Hudson + West Co.
Yarn Finished measurements
Hudson + West Co. Weld (70% Merino, 30% 82.5" [210 cm] wingspan and 25.5" [65 cm] deep
Corriedale; 50 g / 200 yds [183 m])
• 5 skeins in Fawn (MC) Notes
234 g / 936 yds [857 m] used for sample • Cloudbreak is worked flat from the upper right tip
• 11 mini skeins in Raven, Charcoal, Ash, Gold Leaf, towards the left edge.
Red Feather, Barn Red, Jam, Midnight, Lake, Juniper and • (Optional) For making the upper edge nice and stretchy to
Evergreen (CC 1-11) wear against your neck, you can add a yarn over after the
Less than 10 g used from each very first st of each RS row and then drop it again on the
following WS row.
Needles • Please read through the entire pattern to familiarize
• US 3 [3.25 mm] circular needles for the shawl yourself with its construction before starting to knit!
• US 6 [4.00 mm] circular needles for the bind-off
or size to obtain gauge DEFINITIONS
Section 1
Gauge With MC
10 sts x 20 rows = 2 x 2" [5 x 5 cm] in garter st, blocked Row 1 (RS): k1, kfbf, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (1 st
increased)
Abbreviations Row 2: k to end
k / p - knit / purl Rows 3-4: same as rows 1-2 (1 st increased)
kfbf - k front, back and front of st again (2 sts increased) Rows 5-6: same as rows 1-2 (1 st increased)
k2tog - k 2 sts together (1 st decreased) Row 7: k1, kfbf, k to end (2 sts increased)
MC / CC - main / contrasting color Row 8: k to end
RS / WS - right side / wrong side
sl - slip (always purlwise) Section 2
st(s) - stitch(es) Note: Rows 1, 5, 9 and 13 will increase your st count by
wyib / wyif - with yarn in back / front roughly 50%. All these increases will be decreased again
on the next RS row. The st count given doesn't take them into
Special techniques account.
m1b: insert right needle below the two strands in CC
running between the first st on your left and the first st on With MC
your right needle, pull the working yarn through. This Row 1 (RS): k1, kfbf, [k1, m1b, k1] repeat to last 3 sts,
creates a st on your right needle. k2tog, k1 (1 st increased)
Note: Sometimes, when you do the m1b at the beginning of Row 2: k2, [p1, sl 1 wyif, p1] repeat to last 4 sts, p2, k2
a row, there is only one strand in CC. No problem, simply
use that! With CC
rainbow st: sl the next 2 sts at the same time as if to k2tog Row 3: k1, kfbf, k2, rainbow st to last 2 sts, k2tog (1 st
(they change orientation and order), insert left needle into increased)
the first st on right needle and k it, k the first st on the left Row 4: k to end
needle, pull the third st on the right needle over the first and
second one. With MC
Row 5: k1, kfbf, k1, [k1, m1b, k1] repeat to last 4 sts, k1,
Please find links to videos and tutorials for any special k2tog, k1 (1 st increased)
techniques used in this pattern in my Ravelry group: Row 6: k2, p1, [p1, sl 1 wyif, p1] repeat to last 5 sts, p3,
https://www.ravelry.com/groups/designs-by-melanie-berg k2

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With CC Begin shawl
Row 7: k1, kfbf, k3, rainbow st to last 3 sts, k3 (2 sts Work 29 repeats of Section 1 (145 sts increased -- 153 sts).
increased) On the very last repeat, work rows 7-8 in CC1 instead of
Row 8: k to end MC.

With MC Work 2 repeats of Section 2 (20 sts increased -- 173 sts),

Row 9: k1, kfbf, [k1, m1b, k1] repeat to last 4 sts, k1, followed by rows 1-10 of Section 2 (6 sts increased -- 179
k2tog, k1 (1 st increased) sts), cycling through all CCs for the stripes, starting from 2 to
Row 10: k2, p1, [p1, sl 1 wyif, p1] repeat to last 4 sts, 11.
p2, k2
With MC, work rows 11-12 of Section 2 (1 st increased --
With CC 180 sts)
Row 11: k1, kfbf, k2, rainbow st to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (1
st increased) Work rows 5-8 of Section 1 (3 sts increased -- 183 sts)
Row 12: k to end
Work 6 repeats of Section 1 (30 sts increased -- 213 sts).
With MC On the very last repeat, work rows 7-8 in CC11 instead of
Row 13: k1, kfbf, k1, [k1, m1b, k1] repeat to last 3 sts, MC.
k2tog, k1 (1 st increased)
Row 14: k2, [p1, sl 1 wyif, p1] repeat to last 5 sts, p3, k2 Work 5 repeats of Section 2 (50 sts increased -- 263 sts),
followed by rows 1-6 of Section 2 (3 sts increased -- 266
With CC sts), cycling through all CCs for the stripes, starting from 10
Row 15: k1, kfbf, k3, rainbow st to last 2 sts, k2 (2 sts to 1, then from 11 to 1.
increased)
Row 16: k to end With MC, work rows 7-8 of Section 2 (2 sts increased --
268 sts)
START HERE
Cast-on Work rows 1-6 of Section 1 (3 sts increased -- 271 sts)
With MC and smaller needles, cast on 6 sts using the long-
tail cast-on method (6 sts). I-Cord Bind-off
Switch to larger needles for the bind-off.
Set-up
With MC With MC
Set-up row (WS): k to end (6 sts) Row 1 (RS): cable cast on 3 sts, [k2, k2tog through the
Row 1: k1, kfbf, k1, k2tog, k1 (1 st increased -- 7 sts) back loops, sl 3 sts back to left needle] repeat to last 3 sts,
Row 2: k to end then k these 3 together.
Row 3: k1, kfbf, k2, k2tog, k1 (1 st increased -- 8 sts)
Row 4: k to end Finishing
Cut yarn and pull through last st. Weave in and secure all
ends, wash and block to final measurements.

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 Chart for Section 2
Chart is read from bottom to top.
RS (odd) rows are read from right to left; WS (even) rows from left to right.

Rows shown in white are worked with MC.

Rows shown in gray are worked with CC.

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