As we promised – Swingeling is online!
Both versions are included in the pattern – and:
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THIS PATTERN IS FREE FROM TODAY UNTIL APRIL, 05, 2015!
After this date, the pattern will be charged.
The pattern is available in German and English.
You can download the pattern either from my Ravelry Store or from the Lanartus website:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/swingeling
http://www.lanartus.net/swingeling—tuchanleitung-von-heidrun-liegmann/index.php
Swingeling is a crescent shaped shawl. It is knitted top down.
The main part of the shawl is knitted in stockinette stitch. It has a wide border knitted in the Swing-Knitting™ technique.
The shawl is finished with a row of crocheted fringes.
Swingeling can be knitted by advanced beginner knitters. All knitting techniques that might not be known by everyone, are explained in detail in the Knitting Technique Appendix.
The shawl involves elements of the Swing-Knitting™ technique. All short row elements are explained row by row, so you can knit it as an advanced beginner without prior knowledge of this special short row technique.
The green Swingeling is about 180 cm wide and 50 cm deep in the middle.
The pink Swingeling is about 140 cm wide and 38 cm deep in the middle.
For the green Swingeling you will need:
Main yarn:
3 x 50 g Lanartus Alpaca Fine, color 33
(100% alpaca, 165m/50g)
5 x 25 g Lanartus Lustro, color 22
(66% pearls, 34% polyester, 25 g = 80 m)
– both yarns are knitted held together!
Contrasting yarn:
2 x 50 g Lanartus Alpaca Fine, color 54
(100% alpaca, 165m/50g)
– Both strands of yarn are knitted held together!
Gauge in stockinette stitch with needles 4.5 mm (after washing and drying):
18 stitches and 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm
You will need additionally:
1 circular knitting needle, at least 120 cm long, 4.5 mm or matching the gauge, maybe you’ll prefer to knit the start tab with double points in matching size
1 crochet hook 3.5 mm for the crocheted fringes
11 closed stitch markers that can be positioned on the knitting needle
For the pink Swingeling you will need:
Main yarn:
2 x 100 g Lanartus Fine Merino Art, color 16
(100% wool, 330m/100g)
– The yarn is knitted single
The pattern instruction explains the color arrangement of both balls of yarn in detail.
Contrasting yarn:
2 x 50 g Lanartus Alpaca Sport, Farbe 47
(100% alpaca, 100 m/50g)
– The yarn is knitted single
Gauge in stockinette stitch with needles 4.0 mm (after washing and drying):
20 stitches and 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm
You will need additionally:
1 circular knitting needle, at least 120 cm long, 4.0 mm or matching the gauge, maybe you’ll prefer to knit the start tab with double points in matching size
1 crochet hook 3.5 mm for the crocheted fringes
11 closed stitch markers that can be positioned on the knitting needle
Here you can find my two Ravelry projects:
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/MagischeMaschen/swingeling
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/MagischeMaschen/swingeling-2
Bijou’s comment on the yarns – no more words necessary :)!