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Entrelac Stair Step Garter Stitch Shawl
PATTERN DETAILS
RELEASE DATE:
April 2006. This shawl was designed
especially for Yarn Harbor,
a yarn store located at 103 Mount Royal Shopping Circle in Duluth,
Minnesota.
DESCRIPTION:
This shallow triangular scarf/shawl is design in a garter stitch entrelac
pattern, also called basketweave. It is worked from one side point to
other. The border can be in the same or a contrasting same color. It is
reversible, although not quite identical on each side when the edging is
added. Tassels are optional.
SIZE:
Approximately 60 inches (152 cm) wide and 18 inches (45 cm) deep,
not counting the tassels. The sample shown in the picture is worn by a
woman just shy of 5 feet tall.
SKILL REQUIRED:
Intermediate – you must be able to follow complex instructions and work
decreases and increases.
MATERIALS:
- YARN: A DK or worsted weight
yarn designed to knit at a gauge of 20 stitches/4 inches (10 cm).
- Main color (MC) – about 500 yards. The model shown
in the photo is worked with 1 500-yard skein of Lorna’s Laces
“Fisherman”, a hand-painted yarn.
- Contrast Color (CC) - 220 yards (205 m) for edging,
190 yards for tassels. The model in the photo is made with 100 gram
(3.5 oz.) skeins of Brown Sheep’s Nature Spun – 1 skein without
tassels, 2 skeins with tassels.
- NEEDLES: Circulars needle in US Size 10
(6 mm) 36 inches (91 cm) or more long OR 2 shorter ones can work. You
can use shorter needles for the body of the shawl, but you need the
really long needle for the edging.
- MISCELLANEOUS:
darning needle, stitch holders (15 or more) (can be
waste yarn or large safety pins), 24 small safety pins as markers, a
book about 12 inches (30 cm) in circumference to use for tassel form.
GAUGE: Loose so
it drapes well. Gauge is not critical. The sample shown is knitted at a
gauge of 16 sts per 4 inches (10 cm).
Closeup of squares & edging
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