“When creating this design I was reflecting on what I like to
knit on a cold winter day when I am by the fire in my house looking out at the weather outside. I found I crave knits with rhythm and a little interest, not something that is so complicated that I am constantly referencing a chart or requires miles of stockinette.

I find I am drawn to knit projects in these moments that leave me room to chat or play a board game but that I can look at every few rows and admire the beauty I am creating. In this shawl I have included textures that fit this need for rhythm, interest and beauty (& leave space for board games and cups of tea).”
– Anna Hechtman

This shawl begins with a simple garter tab that forms the centre top of the shawl. A garter edge frames the design, with the shaping occurring by increasing with make ones. The design moves through three distinct stitch patterns, a quilted lattice, small cables and a leaf motif. A row of eyelets separate each section. The shawl finishes with a picot bind off.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Total length: 195 cm / 76.77”
Total width: 43 cm / 16.93”

YARN
De Rerum Natura Ulysse (100% Merino wool; 185 metres / 202 yards per 50 g)

held together with

De Rerum Natura Bérénice (55% super kid mohair, 25% silk, 20% wool; 210 metres / 230 yards per 25 g)

620 metres / 678 yards for each yarn

Sample shown is knit in colourway Poivre et Sel for both yarns.

NEEDLES
4.5 mm / US 7 circular needle with a cable length of at least 100 cm / 40” (or needle size to obtain gauge)

GAUGE
17.5 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (worked flat, in quilted lattice stitch pattern, after blocking)

NOTIONS
• Blocking tools (blocking mats, t-pins)
• Cable needle (optional)
• Darning needle
• Tape measure

SKILLS & TECHNIQUES
• Long-Tail Cast-On
• Cable Cast-On
• Reading your knitting
• Lace and Cables
• Picot Bind-off

CONTRIBUTORS
• Model: Elisa Mariacher
• Photography: Melinda Dela Costa
• Tech Editing: Jen Hurley, Rachael Prest & Isabell Dröse
• Graphic Design: Camille Romano