Magic Circle by Robert Powell

Magic Circle

Knitting
November 2000
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
16 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch using largest needles (blocked)
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
5.0 mm (H)
2250 yards (2057 m)
83" in diameter
English

Skill Level: Intermediate

Finished Measurements: 83” in diameter

Yarn: Jamieson & Smith Jumperweight Shetland (1 oz/28g; 150yd/137m; wool) 15 skeins; sample in the book used Persimmon #125

Needles:

  • Size 8 (5mm) needles in double-pointed (dpn) and circular, 16” and 24” (40cm and 60cm) long, or size to obtain gauge
  • Optional: One size 4 or 5 (3.5 or 3.75mm) dpn, for edging

Extras:

  • Size H/8 (5mm) crochet hook
  • Stitch marker
  • Rust-proof T--pins

Blocked Gauge: 16 sts to 4”/10cm in St st using size 8 (5mm) needles

Notes:

  1. Shawl is knit from center outward. Change from dpn to increasingly longer circular needles as number of sts permits.
  2. See Techniques, p. 162, for chain st, circular beginnings, and sl2tog-k1-p2sso.