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Celtic Myths Fingering Shawl

Celtic Myths is a half circle shawl with a beautiful celtic cable border
The 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 needle
6 stitch markers

Glossary:
st(s): stitch(es)
k: knit
p: purl
yo: yarn over
k2tog: knit 2sts together
p2tog: purl 2sts together
m1l: make one left
m1r: make one right
sl1p: slip 1 st purlwise
RS: right side
WS: wrong side
pm: place marker
slpm: slip marker

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Set up: Border:

Cast on 3 sts and knit 9 rows in garter stitch. Set up: while knitting the whole row without any increases and
Do not turn at the end of row 9! remove all stitch markers.
Turn your work 90clockwise, pick up and knit 4 stitches, turn Do not turn the work!
your work once again 90 clockwise and pick up and knit 3
stitches more. Use the backward loop cast on and add 38 new
Now you have 10sts on your needle. stitches.

Turn your work now and knit the first wrong side row: Row 1 (WS): k37, p2tog.
WS: k3, pm, p4, pm, k3. Row 2 (RS): sl1p, k37.
Repeat row 1 &2 once more.
RS: k3, slpm, yo, (k, m1l) 3times, k, yo, slpm, k3.
WS: k3, slpm, (p2, pm)2times, k, (pm, p2)2times, slpm, k3. Row 5 (WS): k3, p34, p2tog.
Now you have 15sts on your needle. Row 6: Start with row1 of the chart on page 4.

Body: Repeat the chart 33 times or as many times until you have 4
Row 1 (RS): k3, slpm, yo, k to marker, slpm, m1l, k to marker, body stitches left.
m1r, slpm, k, slpm, m1l, k to marker m1r, slpm, k Repeat Chart Row 1 & 2 again.
to marker, yo, slpm, k3.
Row 2 (WS): k3, slpm, p to last marker, slpm, k3. Now repeat rows 2 &1 twice.
Row 3 (RS): k3, slpm, yo, knit to last marker, yo, slpm, k3
Row 4 (WS): k3, slpm, p to last marker, slpm, k3. Cast off, weave all ends in, wash and block it

Repeat this 4 rows until you have 271 sts on your needle or as DONE!
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 and
Border.
If you knit it smaller the ratio will change of 45% / 55%
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Chart:

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