Matamata by Norah Gaughan

Matamata

Knitting
July 2020
Aran (8 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 28.5 rows = 4 inches
in main pattern, after blocking (see notes for more specific gauge statement)
US 8 - 5.0 mm
720 yards (658 m)
77" [195.5 cm] wingspan and 11" [28 cm] deep (before fringe)
English
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Combining cables, lace, and I-cord fringe, Matamata is a fun knit that you won’t want to put down until you cast-off. Are you a Quince Quarterly subscriber? Then this statement shawl was in your Summer 2020 Level Two box.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
77” 195.5 cm wingspan and 11” 28 cm deep (before fringe)

yarn
whimbrel / sloop 728
4 skeins

needles
24” circular in size US 8 / 5 mm
set dpns in size US 8 / 5 mm

gauge
20 sts and 16 rows in main pattern = 4¾“ / 12 cm wide and 2¼” / 5.75 cm high, after blocking

skills required
Long-tail cast on, basic bind off, picking up stitches, i-cord (links provided); cables, increasing, decreasing. Charts and line-by-line instructions included.