Alternative by Safiyyah Talley

Alternative

Knitting
August 2025
Lace ?
16 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 7 - 4.5 mm
416 yards (380 m)
1
English
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Construction
This top down seamless half-pi shawl features fun and easy garter stripes and a bobbled feather and fan lace.

Finished Measurements
Length: 25” / 63.5 cm
Wingspan: 65” / 165 cm

Yarn
The Wandering Flock Mohair Lace
(80% Super Kid Mohair, 20% Silk / 50 g / 430 yd / 393 m / lace), 1 skein of Color A (Sunsets in Brooklyn) and 1 Skein of Color B (Neon Sherbert)

Or

416 yd / 380 m of Color A
250 yd / 229 m of Color B

Needles
US 7 / 4.5 mm circular needles.
I began with a 40” / 100 cm cable, then used a circular needle extender to connect a 24” / 60 cm cable as the stitches increased.

Gauge
16 sts / 36 rows = a 4x4” / 10x10 cm swatch in stockinette after blocking with pins.