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Shetland Old Shell Hap and Half Hap
Materials
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Square hap shown in laceweight yarn uses Jamieson’s of Shetland Ultra Lace: 50% Shetland wool, 50% lambswool, 212 yd (194 m)/0.88 oz (25g) ball, 9 balls of #314 Silver Ultra.
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Needles: jumper-weight wool, size US 6 (4 mm); laceweight wool, size US 3 (3.25 mm); cobweb/fine lace wool, size US 1 (2.5 mm). Traditionally worked using two long double-pointed needles; a circular needle may be substituted.
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Stitch markers
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Spare wool for provisional CO
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Smooth, contrasting thread or thin yarn for holders 6 yd (5.5 m) length of strong wool for blocking triangle hap, or 7 yd (6.5 m) for blocking square shawl
Finished Size:
Triangle hap: About 48” (121.9 cm) along each short side and 68” (172.7 cm) along top edge, after blocking.
Square hap: About 48” (121.9 cm) square,
after blocking
Gauge:
Exact gauge is not essential for the success of this project. A garter st swatch of 40 sts and 80 rows should be square when blocked, and the garter ridges should be relatively flat. The laceweight hap shown has a blocked gauge of about 21 sts and 38 rows = 4” (10.2 cm) in garter st
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- First published: October 2022
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