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Join us in Ambah’s Ravelry group for the March-Mini-Munch KAL and knit your Aurora Hunter (or any Ambah-mini pattern) in excellent company.

Yarn Sets available from Green Tea Yarns
Find the Southern lights Set here and the Northern Lights Set pre-order here. For yarn set questions, please contact Sadie of Green Tea Yarns.

Knit a shawl to keep you cosy on those dark nights you’re out Aurora hunting. The Aurora Hunter’s Shawl is perfect for a 12 mini-skein set or knit the small version with a gradient yarn - either mini-skeins or a full 100 g gradient. Pair these with a strong contrast and you’re ready to knit up those Aurora beams into a beautiful shawl. Juicy garter stitch paired with simple intarsia makes this an engaging project. An avid Aurora hunter myself, I have been fortunate enough to see the Aurora Australis regularly in my local area.
Sadie of Green Tea Yarns dyed the colours in the small shawl to represent one of my photos of this phenomena. The set I used for the large shawl, also dyed by Sadie, was inspired by an image of the Aurora Borealis.

DIMENSIONS
Small (Large)
Wingspan: 74 (94)”/ 185 (235) cm
Depth: 16 (22)”/40 (55) cm
Measurements taken after blocking.

YARN
Fingering weight
C1: 272 (360) yd/249 (330) m
C2: Small 400 yd/366 m or 5 x 80 yd/74 m mini-skeins worked as a single 100 g skein.
C2: Large 12 x 66 yd/61 m mini-skeins. These will be referred to as C2-1 to C2-12.

Samples shown in:
Green Tea Yarns, Darjeeling (fingering weight, 80% superwash Merino, 20% nylon, 438 yd/400 m per 100 g), Small: C1: Starstruck, C2-1 - C2-5 Southern Lights mini-skein set
Large: C1: Midnight in Paradise,
C2-1 - C-12 Northern Lights mini-skein set

NEEDLES
US 5/3.75 mm, or size required to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
1 stitch marker, tapestry needle

GAUGE
23 sts and 38 rows = 4”/10 cm in Garter stitch, blocked

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but variations will affect yardage and final measurements.