Agate by Liana Wart

Agate

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Knitting
August 2017
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in main stitch pattern
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
710 - 750 yards (649 - 686 m)
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Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

The shawl is worked in a simple stitch pattern that combines garter stitch stripes with small lace stripes. Gradually changing subtle colors combine well with this stitch pattern. The shawl has an edging on all sides of the shawl that gives it a finished look. This fashionable and versatile accessory suits both women and men.

Yarn
- Seidenstrasse by Atelier Zitron (Fingering, 45% merino wool. 35% silk, 437 yds/3.5 oz (400 m/100 g)), 2 skeins of variegated color in gray and purple shadows, color 01.
Yardage: 710 yds (650 m).

Needles
- 2 pairs of US 2 ½ (3.0 mm) circular needles.

Other notions

  • tapestry needle
  • 3 stitch markers

Difficulty level
6 from 10

Knitting skills required
long tail cast-on, knit, purl, knit through back loop, k2tog, short rows, picking up sts along the edges. Short row technique is described in instructions.

Construction

  • The shawl consists of 2 parts of asymmetrical triangular shape (see schematics)
  • The second triangle is worked over sts picked up along the edge of the first triangle. - The edging is worked on all sides of the shawl.

Finished measurements
Wingspan 67’’ (170 cm), depth 19.7’’ (50 cm).