Portia
Dream. Plan. Do
Portia is a richly textured, cozy statement shawl with bold, luxurious cables.
The elongated asymmetrical triangle shape allows for effortless wearing ease and maximal wrapping pleasure. The focal point of Portia is the striking undulating cable pattern, that transitions into homey, comforting garter stitch. Portia is finished with a border that is reminiscent of strings of beads or pearls, echoing parts of the cable pattern.
Portia is knitted from tip to edge, then finished with a border that is worked perpendicular to the body of the shawl. Increases are worked on one side only to achieve an asymmetrical triangular shape.
SIZE
One size.
Wingspan: approx. 175 cm / 69”.
Depth: approx. 70 cm / 27.5”.
YARN
Approx 840 m / 920 yds of a fingering weight yarn held together with approx 840 m / 920 yds of a lace weight yarn .
This could be substituted with 1200 yds / 1100 m of a dk weight yarn held single.
Sample is shown in Tukuwool Fingering by Tukuwool, 100% Finnish wool, 220 m / 219 yds per 50 gr, (colorway Runo) held together with Silk Divine by Nature’s Luxury 60% mohair, 40% silk, 240 m / 262 yds per 20 gr (colorway Ice Cube).
NEEDLES
Needle A
one 100 cm / 40” circular needle, in size needed to obtain gauge listed.
Suggested needle size: 4 mm / US #6.
Needle B (for the i-cord)
a short needle in the size of Needle A.
GAUGE
Measured after blocking.
Garter Stitch on Needle A: 18 sts x 36 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4”.