Maritima is a striking crescent shawl worked in a traditional Shetland pattern reminiscent of rippling ocean waves adorned with lacy foam. The shawl is worked from the top down and shaped into a versatile crescent with easy garter stitch short rows; the short row wraps can be left unworked, hidden within the garter texture. Maritima uses six gradient mini skeins of fingering weight yarn and, to make things simple, the color not in use can be carried along the edge for minimal finishing.

Yarn
Miss Babs Gradient Set
100% Superwash Merino wool

One Gradient Set (six 133 yd/121m per 1.3 oz/38g skeins), shown in Maritima.

Or approximately 670 yards/610 meters of fingering weight yarn.

Finished Measurements
Wingspan: 61½”/156 cm at the center
Depth: 20”/50 cm wide, blocked.

Needles
US 6/4 mm circular needle, 24”/60 cm or longer or size to obtain gauge

US 7/4.5 mm circular needle, 24”/60 cm or longer or one size larger than needle used to obtain gauge

US 8/5 mm needle (for bind off only) or two sizes larger than needle used to obtain gauge

Gauge
Unblocked: 24 stitches and 32 rows = 4”/10 cm square in garter stitch on US 6/4.0 mm needles.

Blocked: 20 stitches and 38 rows = 4”/10 cm square in garter stitch on US 6/4.0 mm needles.

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but will affect yardage and finished size if different from above.

Notions
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

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