Minna by Veera Välimäki

Minna

Knitting
October 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in brioche stitch, after blocking.
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1460 yards (1335 m)
One Size
English Finnish

Minna is knitted in one piece as a bias triangle. The design starts with a section worked in even stripes. A series of increases and decreases create a wavelike movement in the decorative brioche section. An attached i-cord edge is worked as you go and gives the shawl a neat finishing.

SIZE
One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Wingspan: 104” / 264 cm.
Depth (at deepest point): 27.5” / 70 cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: 2 skeins of Singles by Life in the Long Grass (100% SW Merino, 400 yds / 366 m – 100 g), colourway Night as main colour (MC). Or approx. 760 yds / 695 m of fingering weight yarn.

2 skeins of Singles by Life in the Long Grass (100% SW Merino, 400 yds / 366 m – 100 g), colourway Wheat as contrasting colour (CC). Or approx. 700 yds / 640 m of fingering weight yarn.

Needles: US 4 / 3.5 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles or size needed to obtain the gauge.

Notions: Stitch markers, tapestry needle.

GAUGE
22 sts x 44 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 4 / 3.5 mm needles in brioche stitch, after blocking.