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My Hero

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Moms need superhero capes! This is my modern take on a hero cape for moms. There is no manual for being a mom, I thought back to when my kids were little and how it is easy to be their hero. As they get older this can feel harder, teenagers can be prickly, but even when they don’t want to hug anymore, they still need to know that you are there. We need the strength to help them grow into adults with honourable characters; the space to let them learn, fall, get up and succeed. Every mom needs a cape to remind us of our important job.

Shortly after I finished making this shawl, my then little 18-month-old son cut it. I was a bit devastated and it took superpowers not to want to kill him J But I fixed the shawl and reminded myself to put the scissors further out of reach.

I love self-striping yarn, but it can be hard to use in a shawl, this inspired me to use a skein of self-striping yarn with a complementary colour and knit them sideways to make this lovely shawl. The simple eyelet lace is added on afterwards. You can use variegated, speckled or even solid colours to make your stripes.

Materials
Needles

4mm / US 6 circular needle at least 100cm / 40” long
5mm / US 8 circular needle at least 100cm / 40” long (for top edge)

Yarn

Any Sock weight yarn.
Sample knitted in Nurturing Fibres Super Twist Sock yarn 100g: 330m / 360yds

Yardage:
Main Colour: 330m / 360yds self- striping yarn (speckled, variegated or solid will also work too)
Contrast Colour: 500m / 550yrd
(This is about 100g of self-stripe and 150g of your contrast colour)

Notions
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Gauge
23 stitches and 37 rows over 10cm / 4” in garter stitch blocked.
(Gauge is not critical, but it will affect your finished size and the amount of yarn that you use.)

Size
140 - 170cm (55 - 67") wingspan x 45 - 60cm (18 - 24") centre width.
The size depends on how aggressively you block the shawl.
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