AMASEI

亜麻製 (Japanese) - flaxen

This fun rectangular shawl is a beginner knitting project for someone who wants to learn how to knit lace. The combination of fingering linen and cobweb merino yarns together create wonderful drapey accessory yet it’s cosy and comfortable. Perfect for chilly summer evenings as a wrap and it’s easy to bundle up in colder weather.

Skill Level
Beginner

Finished size
Approx. 70” length and 23” width (blocked)

Yarn
Yarn A:
Habu Textiles XS-21 Linen (100% linen), (763 yds/698 m per 100g/3.5 oz), 2 skeins
OR
Habu Textiles XS-55 Linen (100% linen), (370 yds/339 m per 48g/1.7 oz), 4 skeins

Yarn B:
Habu Textiles N-75 Fine Merino (100% wool), (747 yds/683 m per 28g/1oz), 2 skeins

NOTE: Yarns A and B are worked together throughout in the sample shawl, but if desired you can omit Yarn B and work with a single strand of Yarn A only.

Needles
US 5 (3.75 mm)
OR use size needle to obtain gauge

Other
Markers (optional)
Tapestry needle

Gauge
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4” in St st with 1 strand of A and 1 strand of B held together