Sister Bay by Paula Emons-Fuessle

Sister Bay

Knitting
July 2014
Sport (12 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
724 - 905 yards (662 - 828 m)
62 (68)" / [157.5 (172.5) cm] wingspan and 12½ (14)" / [32 (35.5) cm] deep at widest point
English
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yarn
chickadee
2 (3) skeins camel 144
2 (2) skeins bird’s egg 106

needles
32” circular needle in size US 7 / 4.5 mm
double-pointed needles in size US 7 / 4.5 mm

notes
Sister Bay shawl is a crescent shawl worked top down in garter stitch for the body. There are 3 increases at the beginning of each row (6 increases per garter st ridge). The border is knitted perpendicular to the body of the shawl and is attached as you knit.

skills required
increasing, decreasing, long-tail cast on, cable cast on
tutorial links provided for long-tail and cable cast ons, knitting an applied border, and the felted join