Garden Canopy by Linda Choo

Garden Canopy

Knitting
May 2017
3 ply fingering weeight handspun
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
US 6 - 4.0 mm
437 - 656 yards (400 - 600 m)
one size adjustable
English
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This shawl design features a gradient handspun yarn. This is a 3 ply handspun from fibre which has been hand-dyed in a long colour gradient. Fibres are from Allons-Y! FiberArts.

If you do not spin, you can substitute a commercial fingering weight colour gradient, a set of miniskeins in a colour gradient, or even a solid coloured yarn. You can make a small shawl with 400m/100gm of yarn, or make a larger one with additional yarn. The sample is shown in 150 gm/600m of 3 ply handspun.

The triangular shawl is worked in one piece, starting with the centre back. The size of the shawl can be altered by working additional repeats of either the stockinette stitch body portion or the lacey border portion of the shawl.

The difficulty level is considered to be intermediate, but an adventurous beginner may also enjoy knitting this shawl. Charts as well as written instructions are provided for the body and edging.

After 30 years of development, our garden has filled in nicely, providing a lovely canopy of shade. I love to sit on the deck and look up into the various tree branches. It is difficult to believe that this was an open field when we moved here.