Sizes: One Size; 54” / 137 cm straight edge, 66.5” / 169 cm sloped edge, 44” / 112 cm bind-off edge
YARN
Urth Yarns, 16 Fingering (100% Extrafine Superwash Merino; 220 yds / 200 m per 50 g skein) (C1) & Bonmoher (60% Super Kid Mohair, 40% Silk; 262 yds / 240 m per 25 g skein) (C2); 3 skeins of 16 fingering, 2 skeins of Bonmoher; shown in N10 as C1 and Cumulus as C2
Yardage: 522.8 yds / 478 m of fingering weight yarn for C1 & 524 yds / 479 m of fluffy lace weight yarn for C2
(with approx. 10% buffer)
Needles: US 4 / 3.50 mm circular needles long enough to accommodate sts; or size needed to obtain correct gauge
Notions: Cable needle (optional), tapestry needle, Stitch markers (optional)
Gauge: 26 sts x 44 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Alternating Stockinette & Garter stitch with 2 different weights (fingering + lace), blocked
A rep of 14 sts x 28 rows Chart B or C measures 1.75” / 4.5 cm horizontally, 2.75” / 7 cm vertically
Gauge is not crucial but will affect the size of the shawl & yarn consumption.
Skill Level: Experienced
Techniques: Traveling slip stitches, cables, Estonian nupps, holes, increases, Icelandic bind-off, I-cord edges
Airbender is a triangular shawl that begins at the tip with a small number of stitches and expands through increases along the left edge in every RS row.
There are 4 sections, a different stitch pattern worked in each section, representing various air conditions and airbender movements.
The work starts with a traveling slip stitch motif for section 1, then transitions to the Estonian Nupps in section 2, continues with holes in Section 3 and finally ends with a wavy border for Section 4.
