ChrisChris Shawl by Joanna Herriott

ChrisChris Shawl

Knitting
November 2024
both are used in this pattern
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Textured pattern
US 4 - 3.5 mm
875 - 930 yards (800 - 850 m)
One size
English
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ChrisChris Shawl
ChrisChris is the latest shawl named after a family member, two actually, as both my husband and my younger brother are called Chris. It is also the jokey name I have for my husband, he calls me Jojo, so I call him ChrisChris.

It is the same large crescent shape as the Cecil and Simon shawls, knit tip to tip avoiding rows with lots of stitches. This time there is a knit and purl textured waffle pattern across the whole shawl. Mohair is held together with a fingering weight yarn to create different patterns/effects throughout the shawl. I have produced three different versions using a range of main and mohair yarns, but I have a feeling the skies the limit. It could even be knit without any contrast colour if desired as the texture is lovely on its own.

Information:
Yarn: 2 x 100g (800m) fingering weight and up to 5 x contrast colours 25g (200m) kid silk mohair.
Version 1: 2 x 100g Undyed Alpaca Linen Silk from Yarnundyed; 5 x 25g Mohair silk – various from Botanical Yarn.
Version 2: 2 x 100g Undyed Polwarth Silk from The Knitters Gift Shop; 1 x 50g Mohair Silk from Botanical Yarn.
Version 3: 2 x 100g Botanical Yarn Superwash merino nylon fingering weight in colour Cherry Blossom; 1 x 50g Mohair Silk from Botanical Yarn in the colour Sweet Azalea.
Needles: US 4/3.5mm or needles required to get gauge
Gauge: 26 sts x 40 rows to 10cm/4” over textured stitch pattern unblocked
Measurements: Wingspan: 80-84”/200-220 cm; Depth 13-15”/32.5-37.5 cm