Alive & Free by Boho Chic | Alive & Free is an easy, fun shawl design perfect for showcasing your favorite hand-dyed speckled yarns. It starts out knit side-to-side with stripes as a traditional asymmetrical shawl, then, German short row shaping is used in the center to create a solid diamond shape, setting you up to work the second wing as a mirror image of the first! Showcased in two gorgeous shades of On The Round Everyday DK yarn and 2 bold shades of Neighborhood Fibre Co.’s Studio Sock fingering weight yarn, the color mixing possibilities are endless! Alive & Free is a great take-anywhere project that is relaxing and easy to knit and fun to wear!
Gauge:
- DK Version: 20 sts and 32 rows over 4” / 10 cm worked in garter st flat, after blocking
- Fingering Version: 24 sts and 36 rows over 4” / 10 cm worked in garter st flat, after blocking
Finished Measurements:
- DK Version: 92” / 234 cm Wingspan X 18” / 46 cm Center Depth
- Fingering Version: 86” / 218.5 cm Wingspan X 13” / 33 cm Center Depth
Materials Used:
DK Version: The Round Everyday DK yarn (100% superwash merino wool, 310 yards / 284 meters per 100 grams)
- MC Pickle (green): Approximately 375 yards / 343 meters OR 2 skeins
- CC Oxidize (blue): Approximately 250 yards / 229 meters OR 1 skein
Fingering Version: Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio Sock yarn (100% organic Merino wool, 400 yards /365 meters per 113 grams)
- MC Bolton Hill (red): Approximately 290 yards / 265 meters OR 1 skein
- CC Oliver (mustard): Approximately 190 yards / 174 meters OR 1 skein
Needle Size:
- DK Version: US 5 (3.75 mm) 24” / 61 cm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
- Fingering Version: US 3 (3.25 mm) 24” / 61 cm circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern Includes: Written Instructions & Schematic
Skill Level: Beginner
