Knitting Kit - Cecil Shawl and Cowl by Joanna Herriott

Knitting Kit - Cecil Shawl and Cowl by Joanna Herriott

Pattern not included - you must purchase the pattern on Ravelry here. 

Pattern available in English. 

This is a large crescent shawl, knitted from tip to tip, thus avoiding rows with too many stitches. A strand of mohair is combined with a fingering weight yarn to create various abstract shapes throughout the shawl, which look beautiful both when wrapped around the neck and worn flat over the shoulders. For the sample, I used a palette of soft tones, but the possibilities are endless. I recommend using a plain fingering weight yarn.

Information:
Yarn: 3 x 100g (1200m) fingering weight yarn + 3 x contrasting colors of 50g (400m) mohair kid silk each.

My testers used varying amounts of yarn, probably due to the difficulty of maintaining a consistent gauge in garter stitch, which is why I don't specify an exact amount. The quantities above will allow you to complete the project with some leftover yarn.

Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm (or size needed to obtain gauge)
Gauge: 25 stitches x 35 rows = 10 cm / 4 in in garter stitch (after blocking)
Dimensions: wingspan 216 cm / 85 in, depth 40 cm / 16 in

The instructions for the shawl’s shape are provided in both written form and as a chart. Color placement is only presented in chart form, but it remains simple, with several similar rows creating the abstract shapes. This is not an intarsia technique: the yarns are not twisted together. The mohair is held with the main yarn and used or dropped as needed.