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Wasp Nest Shawl
A worsted weight shawl knit in your choice of two or four colors. Sections of straight-forward lace and slip-stitch color work keep the knitting engaging and fun! The finished result is a striking accessory to keep you cozy as the temperatures dip.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approx 76” / 193 cm wide x 32” / 81 cm long
YARN
Worsted weight yarn in the following yardages:
C1: Approx 240 yds / 220 m
C2: Approx 185 yds / 170 m
C3: Approx 250 yds / 230 m
C4: Approx 200 yds / 180 m
Cover sample featured in:
1 skein each of Plucky Knitter, Snug Worsted (70% wool, 20% cashmere, 10% alpaca; 230 yds / 210 m per 115 g) in Grumpy Old Sailor (C1), Cecelia (C2), Lake Placid (C3), and Lightning Bug (C4)
Back page sample featured in:
3 skeins of Plucky Knitter, Snug Worsted (70% wool, 20% cashmere, 10% alpaca; 230 yds / 210 m per 115 g) in Gris, and 2 skeins in Office Supply
NOTE: Office Supply is only used in Section 1 as C2, in Section 3 as C1, and in Section 4 as C3.
Other recommended Plucky Knitter bases:
• Cachet
• Halo Worsted
• Lodge Worsted
• Primo Worsted
• Scholar
• Yakpaca
GAUGE
20 sts x 24 rows = 4” / 10 cm in honeycomb stitch
NEEDLE
Needle listed are suggested. Always take time to swatch.
Gauge Needle: Size US 8 (5 mm) 24” / 60 cm circular needle—or size necessary to obtain gauge
NOTES
• Shawl is worked flat.
• Always slip yarn purlwise with yarn in back on RS rows and with yarn in front on WS rows so that yarn is always carried on the WS of the work.
• Row numbers restart in each section.
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- First published: September 2018
- Page created: September 29, 2018
- Last updated: March 30, 2022 …
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