Pattern: Kuura Shawl
Size: Approx. 57.1” / 145 cm wingspan along the edge sts, 25.6” / 65 cm from cast on along center sts to bind off.
Yarn weight: Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi)
Yarn I used: BC Garn Silkbloom Fino (55 % merino, 45 % silk, 218 yds / 200 m 50g) 2 balls of color 14, silver.
Yarn I used: BC Garn Silkbloom Fino (55 % merino, 45 % silk, 218 yds / 200 m 50g) 2 balls of color 14, silver.
Yardage: 436 yds / 400 m
Gauge: 19 sts = 10 cm in Stockinette st after blocking
Needles: US 7/ 4 mm
Other yarns I suggest: Try lighter or heavier weight yarns for different effects, for example Malabrigo Sock, Rowan (Fine) Tweed, Cascade Heritage Silk, Madelinetosh Pashmina...My first ever triangle shawl pattern: Kuura! That's frost in Finnish. Haven't seen frost for a couple of weeks now and the little snow we had is now melting, but we're still hoping to get a white Christmas!
Anyways, I had to try the lovely silk merino Silkbloom Fino, and knit the shawl with only two balls! The yarn has quite loose twist, but knitting was pleasant nevertheless. Blocking made once again all the difference and the shawl grew quite a bit when blocked wet, as I hoped.
You can use any weight of yarn you want and add or reduce repeats of chart 2 to get the size you want. I bought 3 + 3 skeins of Rowan Fine Tweed (those little doughnuts!) and instantly thought of making a stripy Kuura. I used US 6 needles and alternated the colors by starting a new color on row 25 of chart 2. The stripy shawl took less than 300 yards of both colors and the size was about the same as the silver shawl. You can find the Stripy Kuura project page here.
Kuura in Rowan Fine Tweed |
Ohjeen kieli: suomi ja englanti
Koko: n. 145 cm pitkää reunaa pitkin, 65 cm keskisilmukkariviä pitkin.
Langan vahvuus: Fingering
Lanka, jota käytin: BC Garn Silkbloom Fino (55 % merino, 45 % silkki, 200 m / 50g) 2 kerää väriä 14, hopea.
Lanka, jota käytin: BC Garn Silkbloom Fino (55 % merino, 45 % silkki, 200 m / 50g) 2 kerää väriä 14, hopea.
Langan menekki: 400 m
Neuletiheys: 19 s = 10 cm sileää neuletta pingotuksen jälkeen
Puikkosuositus: 4 mm / 80 cm pyöröpuikko
Muita sopivia lankoja: Kokeile ohuempia ja paksumpia lankoja erilaisten vaikutelmien aikaansaamiseksi, esim. Malabrigo Sock, Rowan (Fine) Tweed, Cascade Heritage Silk, Madelinetosh Pashmina...Tässä on ensimmäinen kolmiohuiviohjeeni: Kuura! Huivi neulotaan niskasta alaspäin kahdesta kerästä ihanaa silkkimerinoa (värivaihtoehtoja mm. täällä). Huivin koon muuttaminen on helppoa: Lisäät vain 2. kaavion toistoja kunnes huivi on n. 5 cm vaille sopivan pituinen ja aloitat sitten reunapitsin!
Tiny little ball of Rowan Fine Tweed / Pikkuruinen kerä Fine Tweediä |