Milk Thistle by Beatrice Mase is a textured kite-shaped shawl
with a unique flower design. This shawl project will stretch your knitting skills and create a beautiful and unique piece of wearable art! The shawl has been designed so that each shade of Cumbria Fingering has a different stitch pattern; garter and stockinette stitch in ScafellPike, herringbone stitch in Fair Hill and a stunning flower stitch in Blackbeck. Skill level: intermediate.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Wingspan along top edge: 87.5 cm (34.5 in)
Depth: 50 cm (19.5 in)
GAUGE:
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30 sts and 22 rows to 10 cm (4 in) measured over St st before blocking using 6.5mm (US 10.5) needles for herringbone stitch
Milk Thistle PDF
4 skeins Cumbria Fingering, Colors A & C - 1 skein; Color B - 2 skeins. (shown in Fair Hill (A) – 1 skein, Scafell Pike (B) – 2 skeins, and Blackbeck (C) – 1 skein.)
4 skeins Cumbria Fingering, Colors A & C - 1 skein; Color B - 2 skeins. (shown in Fair Hill (A) – 1 skein, Scafell Pike (B) – 2 skeins, and Blackbeck (C) – 1 skein.)
Needles and notions are not included.
It's knit using sizes US 2.5/3mm and 10.5/6.5mm needles, or sizes needed to obtain gauge.