Fire Shawl by Tina Johnston

Fire Shawl

Knitting
May 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
6 stitches and 8 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
700 - 900 yards (640 - 823 m)
66” across, 26” from back neck to bottom edge.
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

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The Fire Shawl (This can become ice with just a yarn change)

Inspired by the Cascade mountains this shawl notes both the similarities between the shapes seen in the flames of fire and shards of Ice. Like these shapes the mountains themselves have a fiery side (the volcanic activity that formed them and that sometimes busts out and the regular ice in the form of glaciers, frost and just plain old cold.

This is a top down open hexagon shaped shawl is made for the adventurous beginner. Skills included are increases, 2x2 ribbing, asymmetrical large cables, and a crochet edge.

Difficulty Level: Adventurous Beginner

Size: 66” across, 26” from back neck to bottom edge.

Yarn:BlackSheep Fiber Emporium’s PCC yarn (400 yards per 89g skein) In the color way Fire (oranges) or Ice (blue tones)

Needle: US 5/3.75mm, 40” circular knitting needles

Gauge: 6 st per inch, 8 rows per inch.

Notions: Fine cable needle