54 Rue du Chateau:

A collaborative, progressive shawl project based on the game Exquisite Corpse, invented by the Surrealists in the early 20th century at a house at 54 Rue du Chateau. These shawls traveled from designer to designer over the course of seven months, and each section built upon the work of the previous designers. The final section was knit by the original designer, bringing the project full circle.

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Breton
Twisting, turning, delicate cables shift across an indigo backdrop.

Section A: Mary-Heather Browne
Section B: Amy Christoffers
Section C: Olga Buraya-Kefelian
Section D: Leila Raabe
Section E: Michele Wang
Section F: Bristol Ivy
Section G: Mary-Heather Browne

Finished Measurements
50” wingspan, 19” depth

Yarn
Creating by A Verb for Keeping Warm (100% superwash merino; 385 yds (253 m)/100g); 2 skeins in color Indigo Blue Sky

Needles
One 32” circular needle in size US 5 (3.75 mm)
or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge
20 sts and 36 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Charts F and G, after blocking