New Tower by Gege à la Gomme

New Tower

Knitting
June 2012
17 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
US 4 - 3.5 mm
880 - 950 yards (805 - 869 m)
one size
English
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New Tower is a long triangular shawl worked with asymmetric stripes, framed with lacy eyelets rows and constructed around a slipped stitch skyscraper standing in the center.

Materials and tools
Yarn:
1.5 skein of Malabrigo sock (100% merino) 440yd/402m to 100g/3.5oz in MC-Stonechat-
1 skein of Malabrigo Sock in CC -Solis-
1 3.5mm (US 4) 60 inch long circular needle
6 stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Techniques and skills involved
Garter tab cast on, intarsia twists, stripes, simple lace, slip stitch colorwork.
Pattern difficulty: intermediate
Dimensions
Width: 82 inch
Height: 22 inch
Gauge
17 sts x 38 rows = 4 inch in stocking stitch

I would like to thank Sophie Oudry-Braillon (monbouton on ravelry) for providing her brilliant tech editing skills and my awesome testers Anneh Fletcher (anneh on ravelry), Dori Everett-O’Neal (dorioneal on ravelry) and Karen Rummans (knittercritter on ravelry), Liz Moreno (nephele on ravelry), (katielgold on ravelry) and (sanita60 on ravelry). Photography: Geneviève Bisson