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Old Man's Beard Shawl
Part of the Old Man’s Beard set from The Accessories Project: Book One.
As strange as it sounds, lichen were the reason we moved to our house. Throughout the woods and orchards our trees are dripping with the pale grey fuzz of lichen, or old man’s beard. Its a sign of good air quality and makes me think of living in a fairy tale forest. The combination of shell stitches and fuzzy mohair remind me of the fuzzy growths.
Materials
1 100g skeins Whistlebare Yeavering Bell (4ply weight, 80% Fine Kid Mohair, 20% Best Wensleydale, 350m/100g) in Minnow – Col A
2 100g skein Whistlebare Yeavering Bell (4ply weight, 80% Fine Kid
Mohair, 20% Best Wensleydale, 350m/100g) in Chainmail – Col B
3.5mm (US E/4) hook
1 stitch marker
Approximate yarn requirements:
Shawl 150g
Tension
32 sts and 42 rows in dc in BLO to 10cm/4in using 3.5mm hook (or size needed to achieve tension)
Difficulty Rating
Intermediate
Skills Needed
Basic crochet stitches, working in rows, missing stitches, working into back loops only, working into row ends, working short rows.
Construction
The shawl is worked in short row wedges to create a swooping,
asymmetrical shape.
Pattern is written and charted using standard UK terms (US conversions given in abbreviations).
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