Gemstone

Lotta H Löthgren wanted to create a shawl design for knitters and spinners to use the yarn they have at hand, even if they’re uncertain about the exact yardage or the exact gauge it will knit up to. The repeated, geometric pattern of the *Gemstone* shawl is elevated by using a hand-spun, multi-coloured yarn as CC. It reminds Lotta of the many sharp, shiny facets of a gemstone — how the light reflects, bounces and plays on the surfaces, just as it does as the yarn changes colour.  SIZE One size FINISHED MEASUREMENTS **Wingspan:** 58.25" / 148 cm. **Depth:** 32.25" / 82 cm. **Straight Side:** 49.25" / 125 cm.  MATERIALS **Yarn:**  MC: Ratatosk by Sägen (100% Corriedale wool, 437 yds / 400 m – 100 g), 1 skein in the colourway Natural. CC: 1 skein of hand-spun yarn, spun to a DK/semi-worsted 2ply from Sägen Wool tops Corriedale, in the colourway The Mecha Gemstone.  Or approx. 360 yds / 330 m of a fingering-weight yarn for MC, and 218 yds / 200 m of a DK-weight yarn for CC.  Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Bean Sprout by LolaBean Yarn Co. or Organic Merino Fingering by Camellia Fibre Co. (for MC) and Dyed in the Wool by Spincycle or Chimera by Riverknits (for CC). **Needles:** US 6 / 4 mm circular needles at least 40" / 100 cm long. Notions: Stitch markers.  GAUGE 18 sts x 32 rows to 4" / 10 cm on US 6 / 4 mm needles in Mosaic Patt, after blocking.