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Celtic Myths Fingering Shawl

Celtic Myths is a half circle shawl with a beautiful celtic cable borderThe shawl will be worked top down, then we knit the border from one side to the other while fixing it to the body.

After blocking the shawl's measurement will be approximately 150 x 50cm (60 x 20 inch).

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You will need:Shown yarn: 2 skeins MerinoYakSeide 350m (382y)/100g or 700m (765y) Fingering weight yarn.Needles: circular 80cm 4mm (US 6) (for tight knitters) or 3.5mm (US 4) (for loose knitters)Gauge: unblocked in stockinette stitch 25sts x 35r = 10cm x 10cm 4” x 4”Cable needle Tapestry needle6 stitch markers

Glossary:st(s): stitch(es)k: knitp: purlyo: yarn overk2tog: knit 2sts togetherp2tog: purl 2sts togetherm1l: make one leftm1r: make one rightsl1p: slip 1 st purlwiseRS: right sideWS: wrong sidepm: place marker slpm: slip marker

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Set up:Cast on 3 sts and knit 9 rows in garter stitch.Do not turn at the end of row 9!Turn your work 90°clockwise, pick up and knit 4 stitches, turn your work once again 90° clockwise and pick up and knit 3 stitches more.Now you have 10sts on your needle.

Turn your work now and knit the first wrong side row:WS: k3, pm, p4, pm, k3.

RS: k3, slpm, yo, (k, m1l) 3times, k, yo, slpm, k3.WS: k3, slpm, (p2, pm)2times, k, (pm, p2)2times, slpm, k3.Now you have 15sts on your needle.

Body:Row 1 (RS): k3, slpm, yo, k to marker, slpm, m1l, k to marker,

m1r, slpm, k, slpm, m1l, k to marker m1r, slpm, k to marker, yo, slpm, k3.

Row 2 (WS): k3, slpm, p to last marker, slpm, k3.Row 3 (RS): k3, slpm, yo, knit to last marker, yo, slpm, k3Row 4 (WS): k3, slpm, p to last marker, slpm, k3.

Repeat this 4 rows until you have 271 sts on your needle or as many sts as you prefer.You will have 8 increases after these 4 bodyrows.

Costum-Size:If you like to change the size of the Celtic Myths, you can repeat

the Body rows 1-4 as many as you like.All increases from row 1-4 = 1 Border Chart

In this Size your yardage will be 50% / 50% for Body andBorder.

If you knit it smaller the ratio will change of 45% / 55%

Border:Set up: while knitting the whole row without any increases and remove all stitch markers.Do not turn the work!

Use the backward loop cast on and add 38 new stitches.

Row 1 (WS): k37, p2tog.Row 2 (RS): sl1p, k37.Repeat row 1 &2 once more.

Row 5 (WS): k3, p34, p2tog.Row 6: Start with row1 of the chart on page 4.

Repeat the chart 33 times or as many times until you have 4 body stitches left.Repeat Chart Row 1 & 2 again.

Now repeat rows 2 &1 twice.

Cast off, weave all ends in, wash and block it

DONE!

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Chart:

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