Ainu

Yarn Rosy Green Wool BIG MERINO HUG (175 yds/160m per 100g), 3 skeins, shown in color Cornish Slate.

Needles US 10 (6 mm) circular needle, 40” (100 cm) long or size needed to get gauge.

Gauge

15.5 sts x 26 rows = 4 x 4” (10 x 10 cm) in Garter Stitch after blocking.

1 lace pattern repeat measures 2.75 x 3.375” (7 x 8.5 cm) after blocking.

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but will affect yardage and final size when different.

Finished measurements

Approx 65” (165 cm) wingspan and 39” (100 cm) wide.

Notions

1 stitch marker, tapestry needle, blocking tools.

Notes

Ainu is worked from the narrow point of the left edge, increasing to full side of the right edge. Stitches are increased every RS row to full width of lace pattern, then incorporated in garter stitch to the end of the shawl.

The instructions include written instructions as well as charts for the lace part.

A suggested substitute yarn is shown below.