Enticing shawl
Finished
no date set
November 2014

Enticing shawl

Project info
Enticing by Jennifer Weissman
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
Cascade Yarns ® Heritage Sock
328 yards in stash
1.45 skeins = 633.7 yards (579.4 meters), 145 grams
Notes

My final size is ~136cm wingspan and 34cm depth, got a bit smaller after drying, but is possible to stretch shawl quite a lot if needed.
But, even I used bigger needles (4mm) and made it larger, my measurements are smaller than defined in pattern.

Used yarn:

  • For Large size body I used 67 grams / 267.7 meters.
  • For adding 6 more repeats (increasing by 24 sts) I needed 13 grams / 51.9 meters. Total used at this point: 80 grams / 319.7 meters.
  • To finalize body I needed 7 grams / 28 meters. Total: 87 grams / 347.7 meters.
  • To make 2 repeats of cable I used 23 grams / 91.9 meters. Total: 110 grams / 439.6 meters
  • For one more repeat of cable I needed 10 grams / 40 meters. Total: 120 grams / 479.5 meters.
  • For double repeat of only “cable legs” I needed 18 grams / 71.9 meters. Total: 138 grams / 551.4 meters.
  • For final rows I used 7 grams / 28 meters. Total: 145 grams / 579.4 meters.

So, for body I used ~0.9 ball of yarn, and to complete shawl I needed ~1.5 ball. And it seems I had 1.3 ball from one dye lot and for last rows I used a bit different shade :)

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by Cascade Yarns ®
Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
437 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: October 23, 2014
  • Finished: November 6, 2014
  • Updated: December 22, 2014