54 Rue du Chateau:

A collaborative, progressive shawl project based on the game Exquisite Corpse, invented by the Surrealists in the early 20th century at a house at 54 Rue du Chateau. These shawls traveled from designer to designer over the course of seven months, and each section built upon the work of the previous designers. The final section was knit by the original designer, bringing the project full circle.

View the lookbook here.

Peret
Geometric mesh zigs and zags across the shawl, creating unexpected shapes and angles.

Section A: Olga Buraya-Kefelian
Section B: Mary-Heather Browne
Section C: Michele Wang
Section D: Amy Christoffers
Section E: Bristol Ivy
Section F: Leila Raabe
Section G: Olga Buraya-Kefelian

Finished Measurements
64” wingspan, 29” depth

Yarn
Annapurna by A Verb for Keeping Warm (80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 385yds(352 m)/115 g); 2 skeins in color Supernova

Needles
One 32” circular needle in size US 5 (3.75 mm)
or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge
18 sts and 43 rows = 4” (10 cm) in mesh from Chart D, after blocking