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A Need for Tweed Shawl
Finished Measurements (after blocking) 
Wingspan: 56” / 162. 5 cm 
Depth (measured from the long edge to the shawl’s deepest point): 44” / 79 cm 
Yarn 
Approximately 250 yards each of three colors of Worsted Weight yarn that knits up at a gauge of 16 sts and 24 rows over 4” / 10cm in Tweed Stitch.
I used: Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 50 grams/140 yards 128 meters). MC: 2 skeins. CC1 & 2: 2 Skeins each. 
2 Skeins for Main Color- Iceberg: 250 yards / 228 meters. 
2 Skeins for Contrast Color 1 - Fossil: 250 yards / 228 meters. 
2 Skeins for Contrast Color 2 - Tartan: 250 yards / 228 meters.
Gauge 16 sts and 24 rows = 4” in Three Color Tweed Stitch Pattern worked flat.
Suggested Needles* 
US Size 8 / 5 mm circular needle 32”/80cm length for the neckline AND 40” / 100 cm length for the body of the shawl.
Always choose the needle size that you need in order to obtain the pattern’s gauge.
Notions 
2 Stitch markers 
Highlighter Tape (optional - to keep your place in the pattern) 
Measuring Tape 
Tapestry Needle 
Wool Wash and Blocking Mats
Techniques Used 
Changing and Carrying Colors Up the Side of Your Knitting 
Make One Left Increase 
Mosaic/Slip Stitch Knitting 
Icelandic Bindoff Method
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