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Originally designed as a Mystery knit along (MKAL) incorporating five clues plus an optional bonus clue, the Ocean Moon Shawl is a choose your own adventure project with many choices to make along the way. Start by choosing your yarn either three colours or two colours plus five mini skeins or gradient yarn. Option A provides instructions for the intarsia moons and Option B omits these allowing plenty of room for the optional Twinkle, Twinkle finishing touch where you can add embroidered constellations. You’ll be able to choose between the Moon lace and the Ocean Waves lace, both a perfect flourish to your Ocean Moon Shawl, and try to stop at just one!

Suitable for: advanced beginner to intermediate with accompanying intarsia and lace video tutorials.

Lace includes both written and charted instructions.
The moon intarsia instructions are charted only.

DIMENSIONS
Wingspan: 92”/230 cm
Depth: 19”/47.5 cm
Measurements taken after blocking.

YARN
Fingering weight
Both Option A & B:
C1: 390 yd/357 m
C2: either 340 yd/311 m or 5 colour gradient/mini skein set, each skein consisting of 80 yd/73 m, Colours in gradient/mini set will be referred to as C2-A through C2-E.
C3: 355 yd/325 m
Colours in the sample fade from Darkest, C2A to lightest; C2E.

Shown in:
Option A: Sunshine Yarns, Classic Sock (fingering weight/4-ply, 100% Superwash Merino, 425 yd/389 m per 115 g) C1: Thunder, C2A - E: Turning Point, Mystic, Visions, Blue Heart, Spirited, C3: Ghost Whisperer
Option B: Miss Babs, Yummy 2-ply, (fingering weight, 100% superwash Merino, 400 yd/366 m per 110 g), C1: Interstellar
Sunshine Yarns, Classic Sock Shimmer Sock (fingering weight/4-ply, 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Silk, 390 yd/356 m per 100 g) C2: Orchid Blossom, C3: Dusted Peony
NEEDLES
US 4/3.5 mm
US 5/3.75 mm long circular needle to hold a large number of stitches (shawl is worked flat), or size required to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
1 stitch marker plus optional stitch markers to mark lace repeats, tapestry needle

GAUGE
24 sts and 36 rows = 4”/10 cm in garter st on smaller needles, blocked
21 sts and 36 rows = 4”/10 cm in garter st on larger needles
21 sts and 24 rows = 4”/10 cm in lace st on larger needles
Gauge is not crucial for this project, but variations will affect yardage and final measurements.

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