Zirka is a triangular shawl worked from the bottom up in the filet crochet technique. It has no obvious right or wrong side and can be made to any size.

Materials

• Yarn: light fingering; 440 yards (402 m) per 100 g skein; 100% merino wool (unbranded)
• Hook: U.S. E/4 (3.5 mm)
• Yarn needle to weave in ends

Gauge
8 blocks (24 sts) and 9 rows = 4’’ (10cm) x 4’’ (10cm)

The exact same gauge is not critical for this design. The measurements listed below are only guidelines and you can make this shawl smaller/larger by working fewer/more row repeats of the stitch pattern.

The edging consists of two rows and adds 1’’ (2.5 cm) to the depth and 2’’ (5 cm) to the width.

Finished Size (blocked)

• Size 1: 65″ (165 cm) wingspan, 29½″ (75 cm) height at center
• Size 2: 78″ (198 cm) wingspan, 35½″ (90 cm) height at center

YARDAGE

• Sizes 1 (2)
• 200 (285) g; 880 (1254) yd / 804 (1146) m in total

Tech editing by Amy Curtin (Amerz on Ravelry).

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