Mithraeum Shawl

Not every remarkable thing announces itself. Beneath the streets of the City of London, seven metres down, sits an ancient Roman temple. It was discovered entirely by accident. As London rebuilt itself after the second world war, construction work revealed the two-thousand-year-old ruin. At the time, simple progress seemed more important than priceless archaeological value. The Mithraeum was in the way, so it was simply scooped up and rebuilt somewhere more convenient: the roof of a car park. It was on display, in plain sight, but torn from its context, it sat oddly, out of place, and largely ignored. Eventually it was returned to its original depth: reinstated with care in the place where it made most sense. Something had been understood in the intervening years. Progress doesn’t always have to displace the past. Mithraeum is a crescent-shaped shawl in fingering weight yarn. A calm, satisfying knit, worked in garter stitch with rows of delicate eyelets through the body and a chevron lace border echoing the angular stonework of the site itself. **Size** One Size **Finished Measurements** Approximately 160cm (63”) diameter across straight top edge 36cm (14”) neck to bottom edge **Yarn** Sweet Fiber Sweet Merino Lite [100% Superwash Merino; 434m/475yds per 115g skein], 1 x 115g skein, Colour: Rose Gold OR 120g of fingering or sock weight yarn totaling approximately 453m/496yds. Note: The sample used all of one generous skein of Sweet Fiber Merino Lite – more than the 115g listed on the ball band **Needles** 4mm (US 6), 80/100cm (32/40") long circular needles (or size to obtain gauge) **Notions** Tapestry needle Removeable stitch marker **Gauge** 18 sts/33 rows = 10cm (4") in garter stitch after blocking