Brushed Alpaca creates a beautiful halo – the handknitted shawl is the perfect platform to showcase this wonderful fiber. Ethereal shawl combines brushed alpaca and silk with a matching hand dyed sock yarn for an elegant striped effect. Begin with a few stitches cast on at the neck edge, and your masterpiece grows with satisfying speed at the rate of six increases every other row.

Finished Dimensions:
Length: 85”/216 cm Depth: 18”/47 cm
Yarn:
Fingering Weight - MC: 310 yds CC: 250 yds.
Yarn used in sample:
Cape May Fiber Co. https://capemayfiber.com/ - Sock (75% Merino/25% Nylon) 1 skein (100g / 437yds) in Primrose Inn for MC and Brushed Alpaca Silk (74% Suri Brushed Alpaca/ 26% Silk) one skein (50 g /328 yds) in Sedna for CC.
Needles:
US size 6 (4mm) long circular.
Gauge:
20 sts and 40 rows = 4” /10 cm in garter using US 6 (4mm) needle.

Instructions are provided in both written and chart format