The Altair Shawl by Emma Vining x Zakami - PRE-ORDER

This is a pre-order listing, the yarn will be dyed especially for you and will be ready to dispatch within 6-8 weeks.

This kit is to make the beautiful Lyra Shawl by the super talented Emma Vining @purlemma

The kit includes the exact amount of yarn required for your chosen size.

Our kit does NOT include the pattern.

The pattern is sold separately on Emma's Ravelry page and from Emma's Payhip page.

The Altair Shawl is a classic top down triangular shawl with a deep V-shape that is ideal for layering. A contrasting shade is used for the garter stitch ridges and the lower border.

The shawl is knitted from the top down in one piece, starting with a garter stitch tab. After set-up, this shawl shape is formed by increasing 4 sts on every right side row at the two outer edges and on either side of the central spine of the shawl.

To knit the Altair Shawl, you will need 2 x 100g skeins of Zakami fingering yarn in 2 shades.

The stitch pattern consists of a garter stitch ridge on a stocking stitch background which is repeated throughout the shawl until the border is reached. In the upper part of the shawl, the ridge is knitted with the contrast shade. The lower section and the border are knitted in the contrast shade. The border is knitted with a garter stitch rib pattern. The main stitches used in the shawl are k (knit), p (purl) and m1 (make 1 stitch by working into the horizontal bar between stitches).

For detailed information about the Lyra pattern, please visit Emma's Ravelry Page. 

Language: English

The pattern comes in 1 size

You will also need needle in US 4 - 3.5 mm.

Yarn: 
NSW Merino Fingering | 100g (3.5oz) | 400m (437 yard)
OR
Undyed Cashmere Fingering in White, Caramel or Grey | 100g (3.5oz) | 400m (437 yard)

Colourway options:
Option 1 - Sleepy Meadows + Kairos
Option 2 - Undyed Caramel Brown Cashmere + Undyed White Cashmere 
Option 3 - Undyed Caramel Brown Cashmere + Undyed Natural Grey Cashmere 

Finished garment measurements:

Top Edge (A): 130cm/ 51in;
Centre Depth (B): 90cm/ 35 ½in;
Mid Triangle Depth (C): 50cm/ 19½in

Gauge: 24 stitches and 40 rows = 10 cm in Ridge Pattern using 3.5mm needles, after blocking. Use larger or smaller needles as necessary to obtain correct tension. Tension is not critical for this shawl. However, using a different yarn and needle size may result in different shawl dimensions.

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