Brontë by Susan Crawford

Brontë

Knitting
November 2023
One Size
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Brontë is a large triangular shawl, perfect for wrapping yourself up in. It uses different techniques, such as lace, stripes and colourwork. Tassels add a decorative, luxurious flourish to the shawl.

SIZE
One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Wingspan: 225 cm / 90 in
Depth: 95 cm / 38 in

YARN
Susan Crawford Byre, 100% British wool, a unique blend of Jacob, white Shetland and black Shetland, fingering weight (400 m / 436 yds per 100 g skein approx)

Colourway One
3 skeins, shade Rock Pool – Yarn A
1 skein, shade Undergrowth – Yarn B
1 skein, shade Red Sky at Night – Yarn C

Colourway Two
3 skeins, shade Moss Covered Wall – Yarn A
1 skein, shade Plum Jam – Yarn B
1 skein, shade Ragwort – Yarn C

Or fingering-weight yarn as follows:
960 m / 1051 yds – Yarn A
160 m / 176 yds – Yarn B
200 m / 219 yds – Yarn C

GAUGE
22 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm / 4 in over garter stitch worked flat, after blocking. We obtained this gauge using 4 mm needles.

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
4 mm (US 6) circular needle (100 cm / 40 in)

NOTIONS
Stitch markers, tapestry needle