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DESCRIPTION

The Rust is a perfect garment for an advanced beginner to make. A quick knit, the triangular shawl features airy lace made with simple yarn over increases. Two options for short row borders are given. Choose a wide border or a narrow border, and finish the shawl off with a pretty tassel.

Designed by Claudia Q for Eweknit

MATERIALS
Yarn
A - Knitting for Olive MERINO (Lace weight; 100% Merino; 249 m / 273 yd per 50g)
3 balls in Rust

B - Isager SILK MOHAIR (Lace weight; 75% Mohair, 25% Silk; 210 m / 230 yd per 25g)
3 balls in 69

Needles

5 mm (US 8) circular needles, 32” / 80 cm or longer or needle size to obtain correct gauge

GAUGE

16 sts & 48 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Garter stitch on 5 mm needles, blocked

One size
approx 54” /137 cm wide and 30” / 76 cm deep
The wide border version is approx 2” / 5 cm wider

PATTERN NOTES

Shawl is knit from the centre point out, increasing 1 stitch by working a yarn over at the beginning of every row. The Garter stitch border is picked up from the yarn overs at the edge and is shaped using short rows, and has two options for different widths. . An optional tassel can be added to the top centre corner.

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