Aphrodite Shawl by Yakira Heistand

Aphrodite Shawl

Knitting
March 2014
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in linen stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
840 - 1000 yards (768 - 914 m)
Small & Large: 56 (66)” wide and 10 (11)” deep
English

A deceptively simple shawl in two colors. Texture and lace combined with short rows make a crescent shaped confection! Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love, is said to have come from the sea. This shawl was inspired by Botticelli’s painting The Birth of Venus.

MATERIALS
• 1 (2) skeins Dream in Color Everlasting Sock– 100% Superwash Merino, ~420 yards per 100g skein – shown in Deep Regret (MC)
• 1 skein Dream in Color Everlasting Sock– 100% Superwash Merino, ~420 yards per 100g skein – shown in Apathy (CC)
• US size 6 (4mm) 32” circular needle
• cable needle
• stitch markers
• tapestry needle, for weaving in ends