Dutch Tulips is a delightful little shawl, that combines all my favorite stitches and techniques: mindless garter stitch, engaging mosaic knitting, and delicate eyelets. Repeats are short and easy to memorize. Only one color at a time. No purling. I promise you’ll enjoy knitting it!

The shawl is an asymmetrical triangular shape, knitted sideways. The pattern is written to use most of the 2 skeins of yarn, but the size is easy to adjust by working more or fewer repeats (you will need more yarn if you want to make it bigger). The pattern can be worked from the written instructions or charts.

YARN:

• (MC) - Miss Babs Yummy 2-ply (100% SW Merino, 400 yd /110g) - 1 skein, shown in River Severn
• (CC) - Miss Babs Estrellita (92% SW Merino wool, 8% Lurex, 400 yd /115g) - 1 skein, shown in Blooming Pansies

or

• (MC) - Gusto Wool Core (80% Extrafine SW Merino, 20% Nylon, 440 yd/100g) - 1 skein, shown in 1019
• (CC) - Gusto Wool Echoes (80% Extrafine SW Merino, 20% Nylon, 440 yd/100g) - 1 skein, shown in 1503

or

• (MC) - Urth Yarns Harvest Fingering (100% SW Merino, 440 yd/100g) - 1 skein, shown in Oleaster
• (CC) - Urth Yarns Uneek Fingering (100% SW Merino, 440 yd/100g) - 1 skein, shown in 3030

or

any similar fingering weight yarn in 2 contrasting colors.

NEEDLES: US #5 / 3.75 mm circular needles (or as required to get the gauge)

NOTIONS: darning needle.

GAUGE: 20 sts x 44 rows = 4” in pattern. Gauge is not crucial for this project, but it will affect the yardage and finished size if different from above.

SIZE: wingspan 79”, depth 20”(wet blocked)

The instructions are available in 2 formats:

• Compact (4 pages, 11 pt)

• Large print (10 pages, 20 pt), the version with big letters for tablets and e-readers; also for those knitters who have difficulties reading small font on paper.

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