A Need for Tweed Shawl by Brienne Moody

A Need for Tweed Shawl

Knitting
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Three Color Tweed Stitch Pattern
US 8 - 5.0 mm
750 yards (686 m)
One Size
English
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Finished Measurements (after blocking)
Wingspan: 56” / 162. 5 cm
Depth (measured from the long edge to the shawl’s deepest point): 44” / 79 cm
Yarn
Approximately 250 yards each of three colors of Worsted Weight yarn that knits up at a gauge of 16 sts and 24 rows over 4” / 10cm in Tweed Stitch.

I used: Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 50 grams/140 yards 128 meters). MC: 2 skeins. CC1 & 2: 2 Skeins each.
2 Skeins for Main Color- Iceberg: 250 yards / 228 meters.
2 Skeins for Contrast Color 1 - Fossil: 250 yards / 228 meters.
2 Skeins for Contrast Color 2 - Tartan: 250 yards / 228 meters.

Gauge 16 sts and 24 rows = 4” in Three Color Tweed Stitch Pattern worked flat.

Suggested Needles*
US Size 8 / 5 mm circular needle 32”/80cm length for the neckline AND 40” / 100 cm length for the body of the shawl.

Always choose the needle size that you need in order to obtain the pattern’s gauge.

Notions
2 Stitch markers
Highlighter Tape (optional - to keep your place in the pattern)
Measuring Tape
Tapestry Needle
Wool Wash and Blocking Mats

Techniques Used
Changing and Carrying Colors Up the Side of Your Knitting
Make One Left Increase
Mosaic/Slip Stitch Knitting
Icelandic Bindoff Method