Shattered Stars by Liz Corke

Shattered Stars

Knitting
April 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 35 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette - Measured over the first 57 rows of pattern
US 5 - 3.75 mm
420 - 440 yards (384 - 402 m)
120 cm long by 46 cm deep (47.5” by 18”) after blocking.
English
This pattern is available from lizcorke.com for £5.50.

Shattered Stars is a stunning semi-circular shawl, worked top down with a diamond motif. In Ancient Greece, diamonds were believed to be fragments of the stars and here you can see them falling from the sky and getting bigger as they reach the bottom of the shawl. This is the perfect way to show off a favourite yarn!

The pattern includes both charts and written instructions, so however you like to read your patterns, you’re covered! The pattern has been tech edited and test knitted. There’s a screenshot of the pattern and a list of the stitches used at the bottom of the photos. These additional techniques are used: provisional cast on, garter stitch tab and stretchy cast-off.

Materials

  • 420 yards of Eden Cottage Yarns Titus 4ply, (70% Merino, 30% Silk, 437 yards / 100 grams) (or your preferred yarn)
  • 3.75mm (US 5) needles,
  • 20 Stitch markers (optional)

Gauge

21 stitches and 35 rows in 10cm (4 inches) in stockinette stitch - Measured over the first 57 rows of pattern.
Gauge is not essential, but will have a big effect the amount of yarn used, as well as effecting the finished size of the shawl.

Finished Size

120 cm long by 46 cm deep (47.5” by 18”) after blocking.