I’d love to see you knit a Shades of Purple shawl choosing your own favourite colours… so this is part I of the pattern.

Start by knitting a triangle using just one colour.

Cast on 15 stitches. I use this cast-on method.

• Knit 1, slip 1 stitch (as if you were going to purl it), turn while wrapping the yarn so it’s in the back of the slipped stitch when you’ve done the turn, purl 2
• Slip the first stitch, knit 1, slip, turn & wrap, purl 3
• Slip the first stitch, knit 2, slip, turn & wrap, purl 4
• Slip the first stitch, knit 3, slip, turn & wrap, purl 5
• Slip the first stitch, knit 4, slip, turn & wrap, purl 6
• Slip the first stitch, knit 5, slip, turn & wrap, purl 7
• Slip the first stitch, knit 6, slip, turn & wrap, purl 8
• Slip the first stitch, knit 7, slip, turn & wrap, purl 9
• Slip the first stitch, knit 8, slip, turn & wrap, purl 10
• Slip the first stitch, knit 9, slip, turn & wrap, purl 11
• Slip the first stitch, knit 10, slip, turn & wrap, purl 12
• Slip the first stitch, knit 11, slip, turn & wrap, purl 13
• Slip the first stitch, knit 12, slip, turn & wrap, purl 14
• Slip the first stitch, knit 13, slip, turn & wrap, purl 15

Now the first triangle (top back of the shawl) is finished and you’re almost ready to begin shadow knitting.

Place a marker thread around the last stitch an then pick up and purl 14 stitches along the opposite side of the triangle.

Ready for Part II where we start shadow knitting?

… to be continued!
(sorry to be such a tease but I do have to take the time to write down the instructions)