Highway to hell shawl by Janos Nemeth

Highway to hell shawl

Knitting
November 2016
hand dyed 80% superwash brit falkland merino / 20 % bamboo
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
US 6 - 4.0 mm
492 - 601 yards (450 - 550 m)
one size
English Hungarian

HIGHWAY to HELL

Highway is a simple triangle shawl combined whit decreasing division stripes.
The size of Highway can be increased or decreased simply.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Width: approx. 170 cm/68” from end to end after blocking.
Depth: measures approx. 75 cm/30” at deepest point of center after blocking

MATERIALS:
• main color (MC): 100 g hand dyed 80% superwash brit falkland merino / 20 % bamboo (400m / 100g; Fingering) yarn: http://fonalclub.hu/spd/KF-0084/Meriboo-400m
• complementary color (stripes) (CC): 15 g Heritage Silk 5639 (85% superwash merino 15% silk; 400m / 100g; Fingering) yarn: http://fonalclub.hu/spd/Heritage_Silk_5639/Heritage-Silk-...
• US6 (4mm) 80 cm (32”) or longer circular needle
• 1 stitch marker

GAUGE:
14 stitches and 28 rows = 10 cm/4” in stockinet stitch.
Gauge is not crucial, but different gauge gives different finished size.

SUPPLEMENTARY:
The Highway can be made more “girlish” if ruffled hem is prepared at the border.