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Painting Bricks is a splashy semi-circular shawl. Easy garter stitch is combined with stockinette stitch stripes and slipped stitches for an exciting new Westknits shawl project. Two skeins of the main color are combined with contrast colors in West Wool Bicycle. You can add as many contrast colors as you like to paint the bricks with your leftover color pops.

Finished Measurements
Fingering Weight Version
94” / 239cm wingspan length, 28” / 71cm from CO to BO edge measured along center.

DK Weight Version
104” / 264cm wingspan length, 30” / 76cm from CO to BO edge measured along center.

Measurements taken after blocking.

Yarn
Fingering or DK weight

Yardage
Fingering Weight Version
MC - 720yds / 658m
CC - 600yds / 549m total

The sample features 8 CC’s. The most yardage you need for the CC’s used in the border is approximately 85yds / 78m each. The CC’s used earlier in the pattern that aren’t used in the border only require between 45 – 70yds / 41 – 64m each.

DK Weight Version
MC - 750yds / 686m
CC - 650yds / 594m

Shown in
Fingering Weight Version
Royal Blue Sample
MC - Dark Omen Merino Sock in Paimon (1 skein)
CC’s - Dark Omen Merino Sock Mini in Zorn, Monolith, Libra, Stardust, Coven, Qu’s March, Pandemonium, Depths of Space (1 mini skein each)

Dusky Blue Sample
West Wool Bicycle (90% Falkland Merino, 10% Texel;
390yds / 357m per 100g skein)
MC - Enchanted
CC’s - Starfish, Chestnut, Corduroy, Unicorn, Sage, Dijon, Pickle Juice, Royal

You can add as many color pops as you like. This shawl is great for showcasing leftover bits of fingering weight yarn!

Pink Sample
MC - White Peach
CC’s - Truffle, Chestnut, Mocha, Biscuit, Sand, Sherbert, Starfish, Flamingo

DK Weight Version (light gray MC)
West Wool Tandem
MC - Pebble
CC’s - White Peach, Roswitha, Beatrix, Glow, Prince, Aquamarine, Green Olive, & Cornflower along with some neon pops from Undercover Otter & La Bien Aimée

Needles
Fingering Weight Version
US 5 / 3.75mm circular in 47” / 120cm length or size needed to obtain gauge

DK Weight Version
US 7 / 4.5mm circular in 47” / 120cm length or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions
58 stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge
Fingering Weight Version
20 sts & 40 rows = 4” / 10cm in garter stitch after blocking

DK Weight Version
18 sts & 36 rows = 4” / 10cm in garter sttich after blocking

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