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Shimmy N Shake 206
Hand Knitting Pattern: Shawl / Wrap: capelet, poncho
Yarn weight: Fingering (14 wpi)
Suggested yarn: Essence of Autumn Yarn Woodland, Fleece Artist Festival Socks, La Bien Aimée Merino Singles
A buttoned capelet shawl with dropped stitch fringe and ladders, worked flat, side to side in rows.
This is a ONE ball shawl! (most all 100g/3.5 oz skeins of fingering/light sport yarn will have enough yardage)
Perfect to wear over a summer dress or T-shirt and jeans.
This is a simple design, but it requires careful attention.
Rated: Intermediate
Skills required: Patience, counting rows, knit/purl, inc/dec, yo, some basic crochet
One size
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference of outer edge: 173 cm / 68”, depth at center: 33 cm / 13”
MATERIALS
Yarn
• 1 skein (100 g / 3.5 oz) of fingering/sock or light sport weight yarn.
Approx 330 m / 360 yd required
Shown in:
Sample 1 (cover): Fleece Artist FESTIVAL SOCKS, colour: National Parks Collection - Greenwich Dunes, PEI (45% merino, 25% nylon, 20% mohair, 10% silk) 400 m / 437 yd per 100 g / 3.5 oz skein
Sample 2: Essence of Autumn WOODLAND, colour: Verita (80% wool, 20% nylon) 393 m / 430 yd per 113 g / 4 oz skein
Needles and notions
•1 pair of needles, size 4 mm / US 6 (or size to obtain gauge)
• 1 crochet hook, size 4 mm / US 6-F (for button loop band)
• 5 locking stitch markers
• 6 small buttons approx 13 mm / 0.5 in OR 9 very small buttons approx 8 mm / 0.3 in
• Optional: 10 sliding stitch markers, and several removable stitch markers/progress keepers
• Tapestry needle
TENSION GAUGE
17 stitches and 36 rows = 10 cm /4” in Garter Stitch, blocked
PDF 5 pages, colour photo front cover, 4 pages of instructions including colour photographs, a stitch glossary, photo tutorials
YouTube link for video tutorials
Video of shawl in action: https://youtu.be/fPimUjkex04
Video tutorial of techniques: https://youtu.be/ZoJB2NYIoQg
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