12shawls2014 #10

The pattern is now published and I will be hosting my very first knit-a-long for the Bordertown shawl in Sunny with a Chance of Knitting group. The thread for KAL is here.
I hope you will join us :-) The pattern is 30% off ($3.50) until the KAL starts on September 2:) After that the pattern will be sold at it regular price of $5.00. You can join the KAL at any time, but you need to finish the shawl and post your pictures by the KAL finish day of October 15 in order to qualify for prizes.

New shawl for my collaboration with Sunshine yarns.
The yarn is so gorgeous. The yellow colorway is beautiful and has such lovely shades to it. The yarn itself is buttery soft and silky. You can definitely feel cashmere and silk in it.
Actual skein weight 109g
6g left
border took 13g
06.11.14

06.27.14
The pattern and yarn kit from Sunshine yarns will be available on Sunshine yarns website on Sunday (06.29.14) at 6pm MST. The pattern will be exclusive to the Sunshine yarns until the end of August. After that time Bordertown shawl pattern will be available on Ravelry

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Some info on the shawl:
The instructions are both written and charted.
Finished size:
After blocking, the sample shawl measures 168 cm (66 inches) long along the top edge and 82 cm (32 inches) deep.
Yarn
1 skein of UltraLuxe Light by Sunshine Yarns, Fingering / 4 ply (75% Merino, 15% Cashmere, 10% Silk) 420 yards / 100 grams in colorway Golden Leaves.
Shawl Construction
The shawl is knitted sideways. One side of the picot/cable border and the top edge are knitted simultaneously with the body of the shawl. The other half of the border is knitted along the bind off edge at the same time as bind off is done. Border section will use about 12-14% of the total yarn used and if you have the scale, you can use your skein to the last inch. This information is included in the pattern as well as to how many sts you need to knit for a 100g skein.

Prototype shawl is here.

Thank you so much Aljona and Lotta for test knitting for me:
A-Ko
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