Cuera is a crescent-shaped shawl which features a simple slipped-stitch pattern. It is named after a small mountain range in Asturias, Spain, where the designer, Bélen, was born.

SIZE
One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Wingspan: 102” / 260 cm.
Depth: 22.25” / 55.5 cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Mister Shepherd by Mister Wool (100% merino, 437 yds / 400 m – 100 g).
MC: 2 skeins of colourway Estepa (beige).
CC1: 1 skein of colourway Brick (pale pink).
CC2: 1 skein of colourway Yelcho (medium pink).
CC3: 1 skein of colourway Danza Oscura (dark purple).

Or approx. 650 yds / 594 m (in MC), 85 yds / 78 m (in CC1), 110 yds / 101 m (in CC2, of this 65 yds / 59 m are used for the BO) and 45 yds / 41 m (in CC3) of fingering-weight yarn in 4 colours (1 MC and 3 CCs).

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Filcolana Arwetta, The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Squish Fingering and Lana Gatto VIP.

Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles.

GAUGE
19 sts x 28 rows to 4” / 10 cm in Garter St, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
This crescent-shaped shawl is knitted in one piece, flat. It features soothing Garter Stitch paired with slipped-stitch sections worked in four different colours. It starts at the centre of the top edge with a Garter Tab Cast-On. Increases are worked on each row. A neat I-Cord Bind-Off is worked in a contrasting colour for a beautiful finish.