Apasa

Knitting
June 2024
both are used in this pattern
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 42 rows = 4 inches
in Honeycomb Stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1000 - 1200 yards (914 - 1097 m)
One size
English
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Blending the city name of pre-Hittite Ephesus with the honeycomb motifs so prevalent in Asia Minor mythology, Apasa is a right triangle shawl knit in two solid stripes, shadowed by an overlying layer of variegated color.

Materials: Col 1: 1 skein Core, shown in 1040,
Col 2: 1 skein Core, shown in 1050,
Col 3: 1 skein Carmen, shown in 1410

Dimensions: 53”/135 cm long on left side, 34”/86.5 cm wide at finished end, 55”/140 cm wingspan, unblocked

Needles: US 6/4.00 mm, circular or straight, 32”/80 cm or length to accommodate sts; or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers as needed

Gauge: 30 sts x 42 rows in 4”/10 cm in Honeycomb Stitch
= 4” / 10 cm square, Gauge is not crucial, but will
affect yarn usage and the finished size of the work

Skill Level: Intermediate

Techniques: I-cords, increases, slipped stitches, wrapped stitches, changing yarn colors, carrying yarns within an I-cord