Plume by Lisa Mutch

Plume

Knitting
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
5 stitches = 1 inch
in Stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
655 yards (599 m)
one size
English French
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The unique shape, contrasting colours and varying textures give this shawl it’s dramatic flair.

Aussi disponible en français.

Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken! - quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!’
Quoth the raven, Nevermore.
~E.A. Poe, The Raven

Materials:
Approximately 440 yards of Northbound Knitting Bfl/Silk/Cashmere Fingering (main colour)
Approximately 214 yards of Northbound Knitting Superwash Merino Fingering (contrast stripes)
US size 6 (4mm) needle (or size needed to obtain gauge)
6 stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Blocking pins

Gauge:
5 sts=1 inch in stockinette stitch

Finished Measurements:
Pre-blocking Measurements:
Width=43”
Length=15”

Post blocking Measurements:
Width=56”
Length=17”

Abbreviations Used:
K=Knit
P=Purl
RS=Right side
WS=Wrong side
St(s)=Stitch(es)
M=Marker
Pm=Place marker
Sm=Slip marker
Kf&b=Knit into the front and back of one stitch
M1L=With left needle tip, lift strand between sts from front to back, knit into back of loop
M1R=With left needle tip, lift strand between sts from back to front, knit into front of loop

Original sample made with yarn from The Uncommon Thread.