Oversized Crescent Shawl by Ágnes Kutas

Oversized Crescent Shawl

Knitting
September 2014
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches
in St st; 9 1/2 sts and 14 1/2 rows = 4" in k1, p2 rib.
US 13 - 9.0 mm
650 yards (594 m)
61 1/2" wide at upper edge and 25" tall at center point.
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $3.25.

Designer Ágnes Kutas-Keresztes

Finished Size 61 1/2” wide at upper edge and 25” tall at center point.

Yarn Tahki Yarns Montana (100% pure new wool; 130 yd 120 m/3 1/2 oz 100 g): #002 bark, 5 hanks. Yarn distributed by Tahki-Stacy Charles Inc.

Needles Size 13 (9 mm): 32” circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Cable needle (cn), tapestry needle.

Gauge 9 sts and 14 rows = 4” in St st; 9 1/2 sts and 14 1/2 rows = 4” in k1, p2 rib.

“This crescent shawl was inspired by old stone castles, which fascinate me. I love visiting them and taking photographs. When I started designing this shawl, I was looking at some of the pictures, and I wanted to create an edging resembling the archways I saw.” - Ágnes Kutas-Keresztes