Anisos

CONSTRUCTION

• This shawl is worked from the bottom up, beginning with a picot cast on. The lace charts are worked first, then the body is worked in bands of alternating stockinette and garter stitch.
• The shawl is constructed of 4 triangles: 2 small front triangles and 2 large back triangles. The small and large triangles are separated by 2 side spines; the large triangles are separated by the center back spine.

GAUGE

• 18 stitches & 28 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch, relaxed after blocking
• 18 stitches & 32 rows = 4″ in garter stitch, relaxed after blocking
• One 16-stitch repeat from Chart A measures 4″ wide, relaxed after blocking
• One 16-stitch repeat from Chart B measures 3¾” wide, relaxed after blocking

NEEDLES

• One 32″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• Approximately 37½ (48, 59, 69¾, 80¼)” wingspan, approximately 18¾ (24, 29½, 34¾, 40¼)” height at center spine

Measurements taken from relaxed fabric after blocking

Please note: the stitch patterns in this shawl are charted only.

YARN

• 2 (2, 3, 4, 5) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50 grams)
• Photographed in color Blanket Fort (37½”) and Wool Socks (59″)

YARDAGE

• 310 (505, 760, 1045, 1375) yards of fingering weight wool yarn