Tara Shawl

Tara is a small, distinctive semi-circular shawl knitted in fingering weight yarn.   

Just big enough to sit elegantly around your neck and the top of your shoulders.

The bands of garter stitch and simple eyelet lace are inspired by an image of a dandelion root (taraxacum) as seen through a microscope.

The ruffled edge is a pretty nod to the flower petals.

This pattern can be knitted in one or more colours and two sizes.

The half pi construction means that the contrast colour band and the border take the same amount of yarn for either size.

£4.00

Finished Measurements

Size A 

Depth: 35cm (14 inches)

Span: 99cm (39 inches)     

Size B 

Depth: 43cm (17 inches)  Span: 117cm (46 inches)

Suggested Yarn

I used Laxtons undyed 4ply which is a 100% British wool yarn made from a blend of Blue Faced Leicester and fine Masham.

I then dyed the yarn using dock leaves

 

Approximate Yardage

One colour version

Size  A: 330m (360 yards) Size B: 465m (510 yards) 

 

Three colour version in size B

Main colour: 315m (345 yards)  

Contrast colour: 70m (77 yards) 

Border colour: 80m (90 yards)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Needle Size and Gauge

Needle Size:

3.5 mm (US size 4) long circular needle

Gauge

20 stitches x 40 rows in garter stitch

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