Generously-sized garter stitch shawl worked in two colours, featuring mosaic stitch.

Tesserae Shawl

$10 CAD

River City Yarns 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.

Buy on Ravelry, directly from the publisher, Yarniversity by River City Yarns.

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What's Included

The knitting pattern includes both charts and written instructions, multiple images, schematic with measurements, a construction overview, and modification notes to make a smaller shawl.

Sizes + Finished Measurements

24″ (61 cm) wide x 127″ (323 cm) long.

Yarn

Worsted weight yarn;
1000 m / 1095 yd MC;
430 m / 470 yd CC.

Shown in Handmaiden Fine Yarn Eden (81% Merino / 9% Cashmere / 10% Nylon; 195 m / 213 yds per 115 g skein) in Jewel and Silver.

Substitution Notes

The original yarn is a worsted weight merino/cashmere/nylon blend that knits up at 5 sts per inch (2.5 cm) using a 3.75-4.5 mm (US 5-7) needle. Choose a worsted weight yarn in a fibre blend that you enjoy knitting with and wearing. A fingering weight yarn with a smaller needle will also work, creating a slightly smaller shawl.

Gauge

18 sts and 36 rows = 4″ (10 cm) over Garter stitch, blocked.

Needles + Notions

4.5 mm (US 7) Circular Needle, 32″ (80 cm) or longer;
Stitch Markers.

Skills

Increases/decreases, garter stitch, mosaic knitting (slipped stitches).