Dunas by Gretha Mensen

Dunas

Knitting
August 2018
Sport (12 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in cable pattern, blocked.
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
897 - 984 yards (820 - 900 m)
Approx. 81” (205 cm) wingspan along top edge x 26.5“ (67 cm) width.
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INFO
Inspired by the Spanish dunes, beaches and boardwalks this shawl came alive and is knitted in a soft woolen yarn with a touch of luster.


Dunas is worked flat from the top down. Stitches are increased along the edges and along the center to create a shallow triangular shawl. Pattern is fully written and charted until one repeat of each section is done. A stitch count is added throughout the whole shawl.


YARN
3 skeins Q-Lana QL Ungeschminkt (40% Bio Falkland Merino, 30% Polwarth, 20% Silk, 10% Merino d’Arles), 100 gr-328yds/300m). Sample shown used 946yds/865m.

Or any Sport weight yarn: approx. 930-984yds (850-900m).

MATERIALS
US 4 (3.50 mm) 24” (60 cm) circular or straight needles.
US 7 (4.50 mm) 24” (60 cm) circular or straight needles.
Cable needle, stitch markers, tapestry needle.

GAUGE
In cable pattern (18 stitches x 6 rows), blocked = 4” x 0.8” (10 x 2 cm).
In texture pattern (12 stitches x 16 rows), blocked = 2.46” x 1.67” (6.25 x 4.25 cm).
Gauge is not crucial at all, but will affect final size and yardage.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Approx. 81” (205 cm) wingspan along top edge x 26.5“ (67 cm) width.

ADJUSTMENTS
Shawl is easy adjustable.