The Tessellation Shawl is inspired by the Leadenhall Building in the City of London, UK, designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. The structure of distinctive building contains multiple triangular shapes which inspire the shawl’s textured stitch pattern. Each individual triangle motif appears to combine with the next to form a tessellating grid pattern across the shawl. Each triangle shape is knitted in a combination of knit and purl stitches.
The shawl’s asymmetric shape is created by knitting a right-angled triangle on the bias. This shawl can be knitted with just one ball or skein of 4ply yarn (approximately 400m), shown above, making it an ideal travel project or gift for a special person. Instructions are also included for a DK weight shawl, shown on page 3, knitted with 2 x 100g skeins of DK yarn (approximately 450m) and an aran weight shawl, shown on page 2, knitted with 3 x 100g skeins of aran yarn (approximately 480m).
Emma Vining is a hand-knitting designer with a passion for all aspects of knitting and design. Her knitting patterns regularly feature in The Knitter and Knitting magazines. She is the author of “A Knitter’s Sketchbook: Design Inspiration for Twists and Cables” and “A Knitter’s Guide to Shawl Design”, both published by The Crowood Press. You can find more of Emma’s patterns on her website, www.emmavining.com, and on Ravelry, Payhip and LoveCrafts.
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