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Contrail
Contrail is a garter stitch and slipped stitch shawl, knitted with two colours of fingering/4 ply yarn. It is an asymmetric triangle shawl, knitted on the bias, increasing outwards from the top right point of the triangle.
Yarn Requirements
764 yards/700 metres total of fingering/4 ply yarn in the following amounts:
MC - 382 yards/350 metres
CC - 382 yards/350 metres
Shown in Adagio Mills Alpaca 4 ply (100% Australian Alpaca; 191 yards/175 metres per 50 grams):
MC - Clouds, 2 balls,
CC - Concerto, 2 balls.
Yarn plus pattern kits are available from: Adagio Mills
Needles & Notions
6 US/4 mm circular needles, 32-40 inches/80-100 cm long,
Removeable stitch marker (optional),
Yarn/wool needle for weaving in ends.
Gauge
18 sts and 36 rows per 4 inches/10 cm in garter stitch after blocking.
Gauge is not crucial but a different gauge will alter the finished size, drape and amount of yarn required.
Finished Measurements
Wingspan 86 inches/218.5 cm,
Depth 17 inches/43 cm, after blocking.
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- First published: September 2016
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