Cambium

Cambium is a triangular-shaped shawl consisting of a simple cable and lace pattern interspersed with garter stitch ridges. Hudson and West’s Forge and Weld yarns both produce a soft, warm and cozy shawl with beautiful stitch definition and texture.

Cambium is quite versatile. You can alter the shawl’s size making it larger or smaller. You can also work it up in a number of yarn weights; fingering, DK, worsted and perhaps if you’d like, even a bulky weight. The stitch pattern in Cambium lends itself to creating a reversible shawl. The RS displays a crisp, textured fabric full of cables and garter stitch; while the WS is a subtler look with lace surrounded by pillows of Stockinette and Reverse Stockinette stitches.

Instructions are given in both charted and written form and a stitch count table is included for pattern repeats.

GAUGE

24 sts by 36 rows = 4” in stitch pattern using US 7 and worsted weight yarn

28 sts by 40 rows = 4” in stitch pattern using US 6 and fingering weight yarn

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Worsted Weight Size: (brown shawl)

80” along neckline by 38” at deepest point

Fingering Weight Size: (cream shawl)

72” along neckline by 35” at deepest point

YARN

Worsted Weight:

Six skeins of Hudson and West Forge (70% US Merino/ 30% US Corriedale, 235 yds/100 g) in Tobacco or 1,410 yards of equivalent worsted weight yarn.

Fingering Weight:

Six skeins of Hudson and West Weld (70% US Merino/30% US Corriedale, 210 yds/50 g) in Aspen or 1,260 yards of equivalent fingering weight yarn and approximately five yards of contrasting color yarn for binding off (optional).

MATERIALS

One US 7/4.5 mm 32-inch (or longer) circular needle for worsted weight

One US 6/4.0 mm 32-inch (or longer) circular needle for fingering weight

One tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Cable needle (if needed)

Removable stitch marker (optional)

The cream shawl showing the reverse side of the knitted fabric is knit up in Harrisville Designs Shear: Merino-Dorset DK