Fissure was inspired by a trip I took about a year back. We were stuck in traffic on a highway, and I remember looking out the window at this great wall of rock where they had cut through the mountain while building the road. It had been raining, so the wall was wet, bringing out all the amazing colors of the different strata. Most of the wall was very dark, but every once in a while there would be a brilliant layer of gold, orange, pink, or pale grey.

The varying textures and colors of this shawl is my tribute to that small, random moment in traffic, finding wonder in something we drive past without seeing all the time.

Final Measurements
18” Wide, 102” long after blocking

Materials
A Hundred Ravens Yaksha (437 yards, 100 gram hank, 70% merino/20% yak/10% nylon), 2 skeins Loyalty, and 1 skein each Brown Bare and Old Gold

Needles
US size 3 circular needle with a 24” cable

Gauge
22 stitches and 33 rows = 4” in Section A pattern (stockinette with dropped stitches), blocked.
Gauge isn’t critical for this project, but will affect yardage and final size.