Description
The Gold Rush Shawl pulls you in with its unusual shaping and a geometric stitch pattern worked in three directions. The wrap begins with a provisional cast-on and is worked from the center out for the side panel. Stitches are picked up along the side, and increases are worked to complete the shawl.
Designer: Meghan Jones
Difficulty: Intermediate
Yarn Weight: 3
Finished Size: 76" wide and 20½ " tall.
Specific Yarn Used: Manos del Uruguay Milo (65% merino wool, 35% linen; 380 yd [347 m]/3½ oz [100 g]): #i2220 Roma, 3 balls. Yarn distributed by Fairmount Fibers.
Needles: Size 7 (4.5 mm): 47" circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Markers (m); waste yarn for provisional CO; stitch holders; tapestry needle.
Gauge: 19 sts and 26 rows = 4" in lace patt.
Notes:
The top panel of this shawl is worked back and forth from the center out, beginning with a provisional cast-on. Stitches are then picked up along one long edge of the top panel and worked back and forth in rows, working increases to maintain the rectangular shape.
A circular needle is used to accommodate the large number of stitches.
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