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Chrysanthemum Shawl (4 sizes)
Skill level: Experienced
Suggested Needle(s): US #4 (3.5 mm)
Sizes Offered: 14, 16, 18 and 20 inch radius
Yarn Weight: Fingering
Yardage Required:
14 inch: 100 g of MC and 40 g of CC
16 inch: 125g of MC and 50 g of CC
18 inch: 175 g of MC and 60 g of CC
20 inch: 200 g of MC and 70 g of CC
Techniques Used: directional increases and decreases, twisted stitches, I-
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Some designs come more easily than others. For weeks, I had the image of a lattice created with elongated diamonds with each diamond surrounded by a vibrant contrasting color, but I couldn’t decide how to make it. Fair Isle would be too heavy. Intarsia would have too many bobbins to fiddle with (which would make for an incredibly unpleasant knit)!
What I finally created was a solid stockinette fabric with just the mere impression of the elongated diamonds. The individual cells are created with increases and decreases and surrounded with twisted stitches. The adjacent twisted stitches create a deliberate ladder between the cells. When the base fabric is complete it is firmly blocked and then embellished with the contrasting color using surface crochet. As I worked the embellishing I realized my elongated diamonds felt very floral–very “chrystanthemummy”.
This design uses my Chrysanthemum fabric to create a delicate shawl. It’s pictured here in Knit Picks Stroll Tonals. The not-
If you like this fabric, you may also like my Chrysanthemum Throw which uses bulky yarn to make either a baby or a adult sized blanket.
If you like this fabric, you may also like my Chrysanthemum Shawl which uses fingering weight yarn.
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