Spring in Bagneres Shawl Knitting Pattern Download

Carol Huebscher Rhoades found inspiration for her glorious Spring in Bagnères Shawl from the work of two British authors, Sarah Ellis and Elizabeth Grant, both of whom visited and wrote about Bagnères and other areas in the French Pyrenees.

Finished Size: 92 inches (233.7 cm) wide from tip to tip and 33 inches (83.8 cm) long down center stitch, after blocking

Yarn: Manos del Uruguay Fino, 70% extra fine merino wool/30% silk yarn, fingering weight, 492 yards (449.9 m)/100 gram (3.5 oz) hank, 2 hanks of #412 Delft (MC) and 1 hank of #414 Ivory Letter Opener (CC);

Needles: Knitter's Pride Dreamz Needles, circular 40 inches (100 cm) size 6 (4 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge; circular 40 inches (100cm) size 4 (3.5 mm) for double-needle CO or for CO with two needles held together (see Notes below);

Notions: Stitch markers; Tapestry needle

Gauge: 18 sts and 30 rows = 4 inches (10.2 cm) in St st after blocking

Originally Published: Knitting Traditions, Spring 2015.

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