Artica shawl by Charlotte Bory

Artica shawl

Knitting
March 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in garter
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1203 - 1312 yards (1100 - 1200 m)
1 size fits all
English
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This shawl was inspired by the seasonal circular expansion of the ice cap and the ripples made by icebergs detaching from the glacier and falling into the ocean. The mispelling of Arctic is voluntary and is a nod to a personal piece of context from when this pattern was born.

Gauge & notions
Gauge: 10 x 10cm / 4 x 4” = 20 sts x 48 rows in garter st (unblocked)
Needles: Circular needles 4.00mm / US6 – 80cm / 32” or longer
Other notions:
a tapestry needle
16 stitch markers + 1 removable stitch marker
blocking pins (optional)

Finished dimensions
Width: 168cm / 66”
Depth: 63cm / 25”

Yarn
Colour 1 / MC (lace & brioche): 1 skein of fingering weight yarn, ideally animal fiber and single ply, 400m / 440y (sample uses Tosh Merino Light in Jasper)
Colour 2 / CC (brioche, garter & border): 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn, ideally animal fiber and single ply, 800m / 880y (sample uses La Bien Aimée Merino Silk Singles in Peerie Voe)

Construction & tips
The shawl is worked in three sections starting from the center top, with brioche edges at the sides and an applied lace border at the bottom.
Section 1: lace
Section 2: 2-colour brioche
Section 3: garter st and short row shaping with decorative eyelets

This pattern has been fully tested and professionally tech edited.