North Shore by Andrea Rangel

North Shore

Knitting
August 2017
Sport (12 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
446 yards (408 m)
Wingspan: 46 in/117 cm; Depth at Center: 20.5 in/52 cm
English
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This pattern was designed for the 2017 Gauge Dye Works Yarn & Pattern Club. It’s now available for everyone! You can also get it as part of Knit Outside, a book of all three 2017 club patterns.

The yarn designed for the Knit Outside patterns are available to order from Gauge Dye Works.


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Finished Measurements

wingspan: 46 in/117 cm
depth at centre: 20.5 in/52 cm

Yarn
490 yd/449 m sport weight yarn

Shown in Gauge Dye Works Merino Sport SHAWL (100% superwash Merino wool, 446 yd/408 m per 170g skein)
Colour: North Shore; 1 skein

If substituting yarn, you’ll need about:

MC (self-striping central chevron): 250 yd/229 m. (If using separate balls of yarn for each stripe, the inital pale triangle at the centre and the next stripe require about 25 yd/we m each, and all remaining stripes each require about 30 yd/28 m.)

CC1 (pale green triangle “wings”): 175 yd/160 m

CC2 (edging): 65 yd/60 m

Blocked Gauge
Gauge measurement should be taken after blocking.

18 sts/33 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Stockinette stitch

Needles & Notions
Needle Sizes are recommendations only. Always use needle size necessary to obtain gauge.

Suggested Size US 7/4.5 mm circular needle
Project is worked flat, but a circular needle 40 in/100 cm or longer may be helpful for managing a large number of stitches.

stitch markers
tapestry needle
blocking wires, pins, and pinnable surface

Skills
garter tab (instructions given in pattern), picking up stitches, working Intarsia (instructions included in pattern)

Tutorial: Garter Tab for Shawls