Clarke by Rachel Brockman

Clarke

Knitting
November 2019
DK (11 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in Right or Left Cable
US 8 - 5.0 mm
775 - 1215 yards (709 - 1111 m)
Small (Large)
English
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Clarke is a luxe, oversized shawl and is perfect for wrapping around your shoulders when the air is brisk and you’re longing for something cozy to wear. It is full of simple, yet beautiful cables that emulate the movement of flowing water. It is named for Lake Clarke, a part of the Susquehanna River in south-central Pennsylvania, near where Yorkshire Medley is hand-dyed by the amazing women behind Flying Fibers Yarn Company.

SIZE
Small (Large)
Sample shown in Large size.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Wingspan: 55.25 (78)” / 140.5 (198) cm
Depth at Center: 27.5 (39)” / (70) 99 cm

YARN
Flying Fibers Yarn Company Yorkshire Medley (50% Wensleydale wool, 50% Blue Faced Leicester Wool; ~262 yds/100g)
• Whinneymoor Hops – 3 (5) skeins // approx. 775 (1195) yds

NEEDLES
US Size 8 (5 mm) 40” circular or longer (to accommodate large number of sts)

NOTIONS
Stitch markers, tapestry needle, cable needle

GAUGE
19 sts x 22 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Right or Left Cable patt
Always use the needle size that results in the correct gauge. Gently wash and block your swatch before measuring.

CONSTRUCTION NOTES
This shawl is knit flat from the top-down, beginning with a garter tab cast-on. Increases are worked only on right side rows. This increase section is both written and charted for your convenience. Columns of cables and garter emerge from a central cable spine down the center of the shawl. It is finished with a garter border and is bound off using the suspended method to create a more elastic edge.