Knitting Pattern for the Shawl "Smooth as a Single Malt"

Majestically the large castle ruins are overlooking Loch Ness. For me always a magical place I visited around 5 times over the last years. My first time was ages ago when there was no big visitor center such as now and less tourists disturbing the peace and quiet. Over the time the popularity of Urquhart Castle has grown bigger and bigger and yet it is still a special place for me. It was the perfect spot for my photos reflecting the combination of two passions – knitting and Scotland. And why naming it “Smooth as a Single Malt”? Scotland and Whiskey just belong together.

My Shawl is a combination in between cable and aran on both sides and scale quilting stitches in the middle which are giving the impression that embossed strands have been woven diagonally through the finished knitting.

Skills Required / What You'll Receive

The pattern is for intermediate knitters due to cable, aran and the scale quilting stitches. None of these techniques are difficult, but some are a bit fiddly and any counting errors will show up, so it is not mindless knitting! But you will manage it even if you are not that skilled. And you can always ask me for advice.

The following basics would be of an advantage

• knit and purl stitches
• cable
• increase and decrease

Size Information

My Smooth as a Single Malt is around 40cm (15.75 inch) wide and 1.40m (55.12 inch) long.

Materials List

Yarn
• 4 skeins of DK yarn (232yards / 100g skein)
• My Smooth as a Single Malt is knitted with 4 skeins Dye for Yarn DK/Silk/Merion superwash colour “Too hard butter cookie” 50% Silk, 50% Merino
• Easy to use alternative yarns for this pattern. Just adjust the needle size or size of the scarf.

Needles
• Needle Size 4.5; U.S. Needle Size 7

Gauge
• With Quilted Lattice Pattern: 10cm = 20st and 32 rows (my knitting is a bit more loose) • Gauge is not crucial for this project but will affect yardage and final size when different.

Additional Details by the Author

Copyright: The knitting instructions are only intended for private use.
Passing on, exchanging, selling, copying, translation and publication (including publication on the Internet) of the instructions or images or extracts from the instructions is not permitted. Intended for private use only!
I am happy about the publication of your finished Smooth as a Single Malt by mentioning Wollfimmel (Claudia Strauch) as the designer.