Quince & Co Flye Point - PDF
FLYE POINT
Jill Thompson Beach
Jill’s crescent shawl invites you to dabble with colourwork in a light and playful way. Worked from the top down, bobbles are made using stranded colourwork and defined by cabled stitches. Choose your four favourite colourways of Chickadee or Chickadee Organic Heathers to cast on a Flye Point all your own.
Alternate color palettes:
Warm: Chickadee Organic Heathers in Cedar (MC), Jasper (CC1), Gilding (CC2), and Kittywake (CC3)
Cool: Chickadee in Bird's Egg (MC), Storm (CC1), Chanterelle (CC2), and Sage (CC3)
Finished Measurements:
75" [190.5 cm] wingspan and 17" [43 cm] deep at center / Sample shown on a 5' 6" [167.5 cm] tall model
Yarn:
chickadee organic heathers / 5 skeins in Angelica 159 (MC) / 1 skein each: Moss 165 (CC1) / Audouin 157 (CC2) / Gilding 160 (CC3)
Needles:
32" circular needle in size US 6 [4 mm]
Gauge:
19 sts and 31 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Stockinette stitch, after blocking.
Construction:
Crescent shawl is worked from the top down, starting with a small garter tab. Contrast colour bobbles are made using stranded colourwork and defined by cabled stitches.
Skills Required:
Long-tail cast on, stranded colourwork ; increasing, decreasing.
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