Cosmea

CONSTRUCTION

• The shawl is worked in the round from the center out. It uses traditional Pi Shawl construction (Elizabeth Zimmermann’s method) and is shaped through the use of concentric rings of increases. A knitted-on edging is worked back and forth and attached to the live stitches around the shawl circumference at the end of every RS row to finish the shawl (in place of a traditional bind off).
• The two versions are worked from the same instructions; differing gauges create the difference in sizes.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

Fingering Weight Version (Worsted Weight Version)

• 50¼ (69¾)" [127.5 (177) cm] diameter, relaxed fabric after blocking

GAUGE

Fingering Weight Version

• 22 stitches & 27 rounds per 4”/10 cm in circular lace pattern, measured over relaxed fabric after blocking

Worsted Weight Version

• 16 stitches & 19½ rounds per 4”/10 cm in circular lace pattern, measured over relaxed fabric after blocking

Please note: the stitch patterns used for this accessory may be worked from written or charted instructions.

YARN

Fingering Weight Version

Choose from Brooklyn Tweed fingering weight yarns:

• 7 skeins of Tones Light — 225 yards (206 meters) per 50g skein
• Photographed in color Icicle Overtone

—OR—

• 6 skeins of Loft — 275 yards (251 meters) per 50g skein

Worsted Weight Version

Choose from Brooklyn Tweed worsted weight yarns:

• 17 skeins of Tones — 140 yards (128 meters) per 50g skein
• Photographed in color Acer Undertone

—OR—

• 17 skeins of Shelter — 140 yards (128 meters) per 50g skein

YARDAGE

Fingering Weight Version

• 1440 yards (1317 meters) of fingering weight wool yarn

Worsted Weight Version

• 2260 yards (2067 meters) of worsted weight wool yarn

NEEDLES

Main needles

• Fingering Weight Version — Suggested Size: US 6 / 4 mm
• Worsted Weight Version — Suggested Size: US 9 / 5.5 mm
• One set of DPNs
• 16”/40 cm circular needle 
• 32”/80 cm circular needle
• 40”/100 cm and 60”/150 cm circular needles (optional, to accommodate large number of stitches at outer portion of shawl)

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

• Video — Disappearing Loop Cast On
• Video — Felted Join
• Video — Provisional Crochet Cast On
• Video — Yarn Over Selvedge
• Video — Garter Stitch Grafting
• Blocking 101