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Chain of Fools
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Chain of Fools is a shallow crescent shawl worked in 4 colors of fingering weight yarn. The transition between colors is modulated by a slip-stitch pattern of interlocking chains. Tassels make this lightweight wrap fun to wear in every season.
The shawl is knitted from the top down beginning with a garter tab and is worked in alternating sections of single-color stockinette stitch and mosaic colorwork.
The pattern uses 4 colors, however as few as 2 colors and as many as 8 could be used. Color option suggestions are provided in the pattern. This is a great shawl for using up your left-over fingering weight yarn.
The mosaic stitch pattern is both written and charted.
Finished Measurements
• Wingspan: 69” / 175cm
• Depth: 15½” / 39.5cm
Yarn
• mYak Baby Yak| Silk
50% baby yak, 50% silk
127 yds 116m per 25g
1 skein each of 2 colors
Shown in Sangria (C1) & Savitri (C2)
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2 skeins each of 2 colors
Shown in Dakini (C3) & Chanda (C4)
or
• Light fingering weight yarn in 4 colors
C1 = 100 yds / 92m
C2 = 127 yds / 116m
C3 = 168 yds / 154m
C4 = 238 yds / 218m
Needles
• US 4 / 3.5mm needles
Gauge
• 16 sts and 40 rows = 4” 10cm in Stockinette stitch, blocked
Notions
• stitch markers (2)
• tapestry needle
• 2” x 4½” / 5cm x 11.5cm piece of cardboard (for tassels)
Skills Used
• mosaic colorwork (slip-stitch knitting)
• increasing
• reading charts (optional)
The pattern has been professionally tech-edited.
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- First published: December 2021
- Page created: December 16, 2021
- Last updated: January 5, 2022 …
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