The meaning of the word comes from Latin: relevare = alleviate, but also raise. The ambiguity of the word seemed the right name for this shawl – for the texture and for the day when I started knitting it, the 4th of December 2016, which happened to be election day in Austria.

Relief is a triangle shaped shawl worked in a DK weight cotton yarn. The pattern uses slip stitch cables and texture to create interest. The cables can be worked with or without a cable needle, both options are explained in the pattern. Use one color or two colors, use any other yarn that you like, but be aware that the amount of yarn needed may vary.

Difficulty level: intermediate (slip stitch cables)

Yarn: Fibranatura Cottonwood (100% cotton; 105m/50g; 115yds/1.76oz), 4 balls of main color and 2 balls of contrast color. If you want to work the shawl in only one color, 5 balls are enough.
Sample with 4 pattern repeats total used 389m (426yds) of main color and 126m (138yds) of contrast color.

Needles: 4mm/US 6 circular needle

Notions: yarn needle, 2 stitch markers (optional), cable needle (optional)

Gauge: 22 stitches/28 rows in stockinette stitch = 10cm/4in.

Size: 160 x 60cm (64 x 24in)