54 Rue du Chateau:

A collaborative, progressive shawl project based on the game Exquisite Corpse, invented by the Surrealists in the early 20th century at a house at 54 Rue du Chateau. These shawls traveled from designer to designer over the course of seven months, and each section built upon the work of the previous designers. The final section was knit by the original designer, bringing the project full circle.

View the lookbook here.

Prevert
Clusters of small, delicate lace morph and transform into clean, clear lines.

Section A: Michele Wang
Section B: Olga Buraya-Kefelian
Section C: Bristol Ivy
Section D: Mary-Heather Browne
Section E: Leila Raabe
Section F: Amy Christoffers
Section G: Michele Wang

Finished Measurements
58” wingspan, 21” depth

Yarn
Annapurna by A Verb for Keeping Warm (80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 385 352 m/115 g); 2 skeins in color Hawk’s Feather

Needles
One 32” circular needle in size US 5 (3.75 mm)
or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge
17 sts and 31 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Charts E and F, after blocking