Cherry Twist

This pattern is published in *52 Weeks of Shawls* by Laine Publishing. *Cherry Twist* is a reversible rectangular shawl full of sumptuous cables on a ribbed background. It’s a lovely knit requiring a bit of attention on the cable rows, and offers a breezy ribbed knitting between them. Helen Mawdsley enjoys creating projects where her love of fibre arts meets her love of woodworking. This shawl was knitted with hand-turned needles from cherry wood. Blending this tool with the wide twists in the pattern was the inspiration for the name of *Cherry Twist*. **FINISHED MEASUREMENTS** Length: 81” / 206 cm. Width: 5.5” / 14 cm. **MATERIALS** Yarn: 4 skeins of Owl by Quince & Co. (50% alpaca, 50% wool, 120 yds / 110 m – 50 g), colourway Elf. Or approx. 480 yds / 440 m of worsted weight yarn. Needles: US 8 / 5 mm straight needles (or circular needles, if preferred). Notions: Cable needle, darning needle, scissors. **GAUGE** 14 sts x 22 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 8 / 5 mm needles in St St, after blocking. 26 sts x 20 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 8 / 5 mm needles in cable patt, after blocking.