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Te Atatū (the Dawn)
When I first saw the ball of Gradient yarn featured in this pattern, it screamed “sunrise”. Te atatū means “the dawn,” and I wanted to design a shawl that looked like the dawn of a new day. The contrast of the night sky fading away pairs with picot edging as the sun finally burst through.
The design suits gradient yarn, mini skein sets and solid/semi-solid yarn.
Construction
Te atatū is a crescent shaped shawl comprised of a striking, yet simple, lace mesh interspersed with garter sections of decreasing depth and finishing with a picot cast off.
Yarn required
442y/405m fingering weight yarn for main colour
134y/123m fingering weight yarn for contrast colour
Sample is knit in Gradient 4-ply sparkle “Aurora Australis” and Knitsch 100% merino sock “Chinook”
Dimensions
approximately 60”/152cm wide and 13”/33cm deep.
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- First published: December 2015
- Page created: December 16, 2015
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