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ISSEY shawl

This pleated design is a long-anticipated project I dreamed of bringing to life ever since designing the ISSEY scarf a decade ago. The crisp lines of this architectural fabric easily transform into a wondrous piece of wearable art that adapts with your movement, allowing the wearer to enjoy the fluidity and warmth of the bouncy pleats. Striking angles are enhanced visually with the gradual color transitions throughout to allure any curious eye.

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SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length (from longest tip to another) approx. 72” / 183 cm
Width (pleated) approx. 15” / 38 cm
Width (open) approx. 25” / 63.5 cm
Both measurements were taken once the shawl was dry after washing and blocking.

YARN
La Bien Aimée “Twist Nouveau” (100% non-superwash merino wool); 437 yds / 400 m per 100g / 3.4 oz;
original shawl sample weight 552 g

Color A - “Mist” - 1 skein.
Color B - “Payne’s Grey” - 2 skeins.
Color C - “Fog” - 2 skeins.
Color D - “Alcide Herveaux” - 1 skein.
If using original yarns, use colors C or D for swatching.

OR use 483 yds / 442 m for color A, 925 yds / 846 m for color B, 946 yds / 865 m m for color C, 512 yds / 469 m for color D of any other heavy fingering weight yarn with similar properties
Yardage listed includes 15% extra for swatching.

NEEDLES
US 3 (3.25 mm) circular, 24” / 61 cm or longer
OR use size to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
Crochet Hook size E (3.5 mm) - for CO only
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle

NOTES
The wrap is asymmetric and is worked flat with beginning short rows concurrently implementing the pleating pattern at first, then continued straight as the color changes are created by alternating previous and new colors on every single row for the transition. Then the wrap is finished by a mirrored short-rowed tip.

If you wish for your wrap to be slightly longer, you can choose to work several repeats more of Rows 1-2 of Pleated Stitch Pattern in solid sections for colors B and C.

GAUGE
40 sts and 40 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Pleated Stitch pattern measured flat once dry after washing and blocking
25 sts and 40 rows = 4” / 10 cm in St st pattern measured flat once dry after washing and blocking (given just to achieve right size needle)