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.

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Reverdy
Organic and sweeping lace peeks out from a soft, feminine garter background.

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

Finished Measurements
58” wingspan, 21” depth

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

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

Gauge
16 sts and 44 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Charts F and G, after blocking