High Country Circle

High Country Circle is a circular shawl or blanket using Elizabeth Zimmermann’s pi shawl formula, and a companion piece to the High Country Crescent shawl. The High Country of the South Island of New Zealand is a uniquely desolate yet beautiful landscape that both inspires and dwarfs the human spirit. This rugged land is connected from the mountains to the sea by a network of sprawling braided rivers, depicted here by branching cable motifs and delicate lace pebbles. Knit in a heavier gauge yarn as pictured above, the final piece serves as a beautiful warm throw for your home. Alternatively, for a delicate shawl to warm your shoulders on a cool evening, knit your High Country Circle in a lace or fingering weight yarn – a pi shawl folded in half and wrapped about your shoulders is a decadent display of overlapping lace fabric, a true celebration of hand-knitting magic