My Zen Garden in English

My Zen Garden was first published as Fukinsei shawl in Wabisabi: The beauty of artisanally made yarns by Nomad noos in 2021.

Wabisabi brings to mind landscapes seen in Kyoto, in particular the Zen garden of Ryoan-ji temple and its raked gravel representing wavelets.

The shawl is entirely worked in 1×2 twisted rib stitch and waves are formed and reformed as the rows progress with increases and decreases. I hope you get familiar with the stitch to the extent that you can hear the murmuring of water.

SIZES

- Light fingering version: approximately 54.5 cm x 145 cm / 21½” x 57”

- Fingering Wool version: 55 cm x 175 cm / 21¾” x 69” (bef blocking 54.5 cm x 145 cm)

- Fingering Alpaca version with extension: 65 cm x 180 cm / 25½” x 71” (bef blocking 63 x 168 cm)

YARN

- Light fingering: Nomad noos Dry Desert Camel (100% camel, 265 m / 290 yds per 50g) Seven wonders of Noos 2 skeins or 524 m / 573 yds of light fingering weight yarn

- Fingering Wool: Graine de laine Coreopsis - discontinued (65% merino, 20% silk & 15% yak, 480 m / 525 yds per 120g skein), 2 skeins or 680 m / 745 yds

- Fingering Alpaca: woolissime ROMY (70% baby alpaca, 20% silk & 10% cashmere, 400 m / 437 yds per 100g skein), Gris naturel, 2 skeins or 800 m / 875 yds

GAUGE

10 cm / 4” in 1x2 twisted rib, measured over 13 cm / 5” square blocked gauge swatches

- Light fingering: 26 sts and 28 rows

- Fingering wool: 25 sts and 30 rows

- Fingering alpaca: 26 sts and 31 rows (extensible to 25 sts x 30 rows at blocking of shawl)

TERMS OF USE

For personal and non-commercial use only.