Ruudut is a triangular, textured shawl knitted top down. The shawl begins with a single color slipped stitch pattern and continues with a mosaic section worked in two highly contrasting colors. Ruudut Shawl is inspired by Nordic woven textiles and their patterns.

The pattern includes written instructions and charts.

Note: This pattern has not been tech-edited or test-knitted.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width: 72” / 183 cm
Center depth: 32” / 82 cm

YARN
Following amounts of DK weight yarn:
MC: 674 yds / 616 m
CC: 325 yds / 298 meters
The sample shawl used Novita Suomivilla DK (100% Wool, 124 yds / 113 m – 50 g). 6 skeins of colorway Undyed White (MC) and 3 skeins of colorway Karhu (CC).
Suggested substitute yarn: Vuonue Tilta (100% Wool, 252 yds / 230 m – 100 g) or Tukuwool DK (75% Finn, 25% Texel, 273 yds / 250 m – 100 g)

NEEDLES
US 7 / 4.5 mm and US 8 / 5 mm 32-47” / 80-120 cm circular needles or size needed to achieve gauge

NOTIONS
Stitch markers, tapestry needle, waste yarn for provisional CO

GAUGE
16 sts / 35 rows to 4” / 10 cm over slipped stitch pattern on US 7 / 4.5 mm needles, after blocking
17 sts / 40 rows to 4” / 10 cm over mosaic pattern on US 8 / 5 mm needles, after blocking