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Does anyone else adore Neil Gaiman as much as I do? Stardust’s name inspiration comes from Neil Gaiman’s whimsically dark book titled Stardust. The book follows the literary traditions of original fairy tales, which aren’t particularly kid-friendly.

Stardust is a triangular-shaped shawl pattern worked along the bias that features chunks of garter stitch broken up by lacework that gently resembles stars. This engaging shawl has directions for three sizes, making it easy to work up with 1-3 skeins of yarn. The size options make it the perfect shawl for cleaning out some of your yarn stash (to make room for new pretty yarn, right?)! You’ll also find yardage for each section provided should you wish to make Stardust genuinely unique to you by using up scraps or mini-skeins.

Worked flat, Stardust contains written directions and charts. A handy-dandy progress tracker is included to help you with your rows and stitch counts. Yardage for each section is given should you wish to turn this into a scrappy project!

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approximately 75 (97, 119)” / 190.5 (246.5, 302.5) cm across the wingspan, 26 (34, 42)” / 66.5 (86.5, 107) cm deep, after blocking. Pattern samples are shown in the small size.

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
US7 (4.5 mm) 40” (102 cm) circular needles, or size required to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, progress keeper or locking stitch marker

YARN REQUIREMENTS
411 (673, 998) yds / 376 (615, 913) m fingering weight yarn

SUGGESTED YARN
Malabrigo – Sock
100% Merino
440 yds (402 m)/ 3.5 oz (100 g)
Color: Impressionist Sky

Sea Turtle Fiber Arts – Ridley Sock – Gradients
80% SW Merino 20% Nylon
500 yds (457 m) / 5.3 oz (150 g)
Color: Ocean

GAUGE
16 stitches by 18 rows in garter stitch = 4” / 10 cm, after blocking.

LOW-VISIBILITY & SCREEN READER FORMAT
A low-visibility and a screen-reader accessible version of this pattern are available for the pattern’s English version. The low-visibility format is 24pt print in Arial, black font, no italics, and contains written directions (there are no charts to work from). The screen reader format has all the items mentioned above, contains no abbreviations, and accessibility checked by read-aloud function on both a Windows PC and Android device.

WHOLESALE PRINTS
rhyFlower Knits patterns are available in print via our wholesale distributor Deep South Fibers.

PATTERN SUPPORT For pattern support for this design, please email melinda@rhyflowerknits.com