Tesserae Shawl by Holli Yeoh

We wanted a shawl that works on all body shapes—one with colourful geometric patterning and plenty of length. Holli delivered. You can pass Tesserae Shawl around your shoulders twice or more and still tie it. Its unique shape, the merino- cashmere combo of hand-dyed Eden, and the mosaic patterning create a stand-out shawl for any season. And the squishy, soft garter stitch molds itself around your shoulders. You won't want to take it off. Ever. 

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Length: 127 ins / 323 cm

Width: 24 ins / 61 cm

To make a smaller shawl see Modifications section.

GAUGE: 18 sts and 36 rows = 4 ins / 10 cm over Garter stitch, blocked. 18.5 sts and 37.5 rows = 4 ins / 10 cm over Stairs Stitch Pattern, blocked. Take the time to check gauge and adjust needle size if necessary.

MATERIALS

We used Handmaiden's Eden (80% superwash Merino wool, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 115g / 195m)  

MC: 5 skeins in Jewel

CC: 2 skeins in Silver

For approx. yarn requirements for smaller sizes see Modifications section.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS

• US size 7 / 4.5 mm circular needle, 32 ins / 80 cm or longer to accommodate large number of stitches, worked flat
• Stitch markers 

Fingering Weight Options! One of our knitterly friends worked up a beautiful Tesserae in RCY Adam & Eve (now available through Handmaiden Yarns - look for Casbah yarn). She used 2.2 skeins of Relic (approx 750m) and 1 skein of Silver (approx 250m) and worked the project on 3.75mm needles. Here's a link to her Ravelry project page for all the details.

We liked this idea so much we thought we'd also recommend Julie Asselin Fino. Pick 2 colours in a nice high contrast. You'll need three skeins in total: 2 of Colour "A" and 1 of Colour "B". We also recommend smaller needles (3.5 - 3.75 mm).