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Tangram
Angel, triangle, rectangle.
Is this crochet or is it mathematics?
Parallelogram, diagram, tangram.
Art and mathematics – two words for one and the same thing!

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This is a masculine shawl in Tunisian crochet. Slanting strips are crossed to form a geometric pattern. The length and width of the shawl can easily be modified. The shawl can be closed by pulling one end through the centre of a pinwheel in the other side.

Width: 32 cm = 12½ inches.

Length: 150-165 cm = 59-65 inches.

Yarn #1: Einband from Istex, brown nr 9076, 100 gr = 500 yards.

Yarn #2: Einband from Istex, mustard nr 9720 or yellow nr 9028, 100 gr = 500 yards.

Estimated working time: 35-40 h.