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ExPiriment is a circular/semicircular shawl that features a simple yet beautiful lace design.
It is shaped using Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Pi Shawl construction method: increases are only worked each time the row count doubles, which makes this pattern easy to memorize and follow.
The semicircular shawl is knitted flat, top down. The circular shawl is knitted in the round, from the center out.
The following pattern provides instructions for making four versions of the shawl:
Semicircular or Circular Garter Versions—reversible shawls (right and wrong sides look the same), knitted in garter stitch;
Semicircular or Circular Stockinette Versions—non-reversible shawls (right and wrong sides look different), knitted in stockinette stitch.

SIZING
The sizing of the finished shawl will be achieved by using different yarn weight and gauge:
Semicircular Shawl
Small (lace weight)—a mid-sized shoulder shawl
Medium (fingering weight)—big shawl, that will fully cover your shoulders and back
Circular Shawl
Medium (lace weight)—big shawl, that will fully cover your shoulders and back
Large (fingering weight)—throw blanket

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Semicircular Shawl
Approximately 65 [81] in (165 [205] cm) wingspan, 30 [37] in (76 [94] cm) height at center spine for shawl worked in lace [fingering] weight yarn.
Circular Shawl
Approximately 60 [75] in (154 [190] cm) in diameter for shawl [blanket] worked in lace [fingering] weight yarn.

YARN
Semicircular Shawl
Approximately 925 [1300] yards (850 [1190] m) of lace [fingering] weight wool yarn.
Circular Shawl
Approximately 1800 [2500] yards (1650 [2290] m) of lace [fingering] weight wool yarn.

SUGGESTED YARN
Lace weight
Knit Picks Gloss Lace (70% merino Wool, 30% silk; 440 yards (402 m)/50 g)
Malabrigo Yarn Silkpaca (70% Alpaca, 30% Silk; 420 yards (384 m)/50 g)
Garnstudio Drops Lace (70% Alpaca, 30% Silk; 437 yards (400 m)/50 g)
Cascade Yarns Alpaca Lace (100% Alpaca; 437 yards (400 m)/50 g)
Madelinetosh Prairie (100% merino wool; 840 yards (768 m)/113 g)

Fingering weight
Knit Picks Palette (100% wool; 231 yards (211 m)/50 g)
Cascade Yarns Heritage Solids (75% merino wool, 25% nylon; 231 yards (211 m)/50 g)
Madelinetosh Tosh Sock Yarn (100% superwash merino wool; 395 yards (361 m)/100 g)
Malabrigo Yarn Mechita (100% merino wool; 420 yards (384 m)/100 g)

GAUGE
Measured from relaxed fabric after blocking:
Lace weight
20 sts and 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in garter stitch
Fingering weight
15 sts and 22 rows = 4” (10 cm) in garter stitch
Exact gauge is not crucial.

NEEDLES
Semicircular Shawl
40” (100 cm) or 47” (120 cm) circular needles in size needed to obtain gauge
One straight or double pointed gauge size needle
Circular Shawl
Double pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge
20” (50 cm) or 24” (60 cm) gauge size circular needles
32” (80 cm) or 40” (100 cm) gauge size circular needles

Suggested sizes:
Lace weight
Size US 6 (4 mm)
Fingering weight
Size US 8 (5 mm)

TOOLS AND NOTIONS
2 stitch markers
1 needle point protector/needle stopper/end cap for interchangeable circular needles
Blunt tapestry needle
Tools for blocking the finished shawl
(optional) A piece of waste yarn for holding stitches for Provisional Cast On
(Semicircular shawl only) 1 removable stitch marker or a safety pin
(Circular shawl only) Gauge size crochet hook for Emily Ocker’s Circular Cast-On

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
Lace Knitting

Knitted Lace
Reading charts
Provisional Cast On
(Semicircular shawl only) Garter Tab Cast On
(Circular shawl only) Emily Ocker’s Circular Cast On
(Circular shawl only) Grafting/weaving/kitchener stitch 


PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS
Charts only