STADTLEBEN Shawl (English)

This pattern is in English.

The shawl design was inspired by the atmosphere of big cities like New York, Chicago or London. Skyscrapper, glass fronts and wide avenues influenced the idea. The name STADTLEBEN is German and means city life. The focus was on a plain look with interesting elements. It should be a modern allrounder for every occasion and for anybody.

The shawl has a rectangular shape and it is knitted flat from one end to the other. It can be worn as a wrap shawl around the shoulders as well as a scarf around the neck. Three stitch patterns are used in this pattern – Stockinette Stitch, Seed Stitch and 1x1 Ribbing. The edge stitches are worked using an I-Cord technique shown in the pattern. 1x1 Ribbing hems the beginning and the finishing edges.

The yarn played a special role during the designnig process. A yak fiber yarn was used for knitting the sample from the photo. Stockinette stitch underlines the softenes and uniqueness of the fiber. To achieve a similar effect for the shawl, it is recommended to use a yarn with yak or tencel fiber for kntting this design.

The pattern contains a step by step description, a schematic and a knitting tutorial (photos and text).

SKILL LEVEL
Easy

DIMENSION
one size - 188 cm / 74’’ long und 37 cm / 14½’’ wide

YARN
700 m / 766 yds of a DK weight yarn

SUGGESTED YARN
7 skeins or 350 g (50 g = 100 m / 109 yds) of Yak Mongolia (100% yak wool) by Pascuali in color 14 (denim)

SUGGESTED NEEDLE
3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.0 mm (US 6) circular needles with an 80 cm / 32’’ cord or a needle size to achieve the gauge below.

GAUGE (after wet blocking)
18 stitches x 28 rows in Stockinette Stitch = 10 x 10 cm = 4 x 4’’

TOOLS
2 stitch marker

This pattern is digitally available as a PDF file. The yarn and knitting needles are not included in the product content.

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