Starlit Conifers by Kirsten Kapur

Starlit Conifers

Knitting
February 2019
DK (11 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
560 yards (512 m)
Width: 62”/157.5 cm across top edge, Depth: 30”/76 cm depth from top edge to point
English
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Inspired by the beautiful conifer forests of the Pacific Northwest, this shawl has a body that is worked in an eyelet pattern resembling a star–filled sky followed by a border of towering pines.

Starlit Conifers is worked from one narrow point, increasing in size to the border.

Yarn
Miss Babs Yowza
100% Superwash Merino; 560 yd/8 oz (512 m/225 g) skeins

1 skein, shown in Juniper.

Or 560 yards/510 meters of DK weight yarn.

Finished Measurements
Width: 62”/157.5 cm across top edge
Depth: 30”/76 cm depth from top edge to point

Needles
US 7/4.5 mm circular needle, 24”/60 cm or 32”/80 cm or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge
Blocked: 15 stitches and 26 rows = 4”/10 cm square in stockinette stitch.

Unblocked: 20 stitches and 27 rows = 4”/10 cm square in stockinette stitch.

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but will affect yardage and finished size if different from above.

Notions
Cable needle
Tapestry needle