Eda Worsted by Beatrice Perron Dahlen

Eda Worsted

Knitting
January 2019
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Pattern Stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
600 - 840 yards (549 - 768 m)
Adjustable - 76”/193 cm wide by 34”/86.5 cm deep
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Eda was my very first independent knitting pattern. Over time, I’ve learned a lot about how to not only craft a knitting pattern that is comfortable to follow, but also how to add small things that create a great aesthetic. There was so much I loved about that original Eda Shawl, that I knew I wanted an updated version of it with some small changes. The row repeat is smaller on this version, with knit/purl triangles that fit just a little bit more neatly in the shape of the shawl. I’ve also made it just one color, though a two-color shawl would still be lovely in this stitch pattern. This worsted weight shawl is very adjustable – make it smaller, with 600 yds/550 m, or make it the full 800+ yds/730+ m, which creates an almost blanket-like shawl to wrap yourself up in.

Finished Size
76”/193 cm wide by 34”/86.5 cm deep

Yarn
Malabrigo Worsted (100% Merino wool; 210 yds/192 m; 100g); color: Polar Morn, 4 skeins
or
800 - 840 yds/730 - 770 m of worsted weight yarn

Needles
US size 7 (4.5 mm) circular, 32”/80 cm or longer
Or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions
4 stitch markers
tapestry needle

Gauge
18 sts and 24 rows = 4”/10 cm in stitch pattern after blocking