Quercus Shawl

Quercus Shawl

£5.00Price

  • Named from the Latin word for Oak, Quercus cleverly adapts the traditional Shetland Fern Lace pattern to create an elegant shawl or hap.
    Instructions are given for two sizes – a larger shawl using three skeins and a smaller one needing just two skeins.

    YARN 

    The Border Mill Alpaca Rose (4 ply / fingering weight) 
    50% alpaca, 50% rose fibre, c.175 m (191 yd) per 50g skein
    Larger version 
    3 x 50g (photographed in Peridot)
    Smaller version 
    2 x 50g (photographed in Morganite, misnamed Rhodalite in pattern)

    NEEDLES & NOTIONS

    80 cm circular needle size 4.5 mm (US 7) 

  • GAUGE

    15 sts and 16 rows to 10 cm. 

    MEASUREMENTS

    Large shawl: 132 cm (52“) wingspan, 66 cm (26”) deep at centre spine Small shawl: 108 cm (42½”) wingspan, 54 cm (21¼“) deep at centre spine