Ballerina

Ballerina is an asymmetric, crescent shape shawl worked from the top edge down to the rib edging, with increases at both ends. The shawl is designed in one size, but it’s very easy to achieve different sizes by adding a multiple of 3 sts to Section 1 and/or changing the number of short row sets worked in Section 3.

Size one (customizable)

Finished measurements 55 inches/140 cm wingspan; 16 inches/40 cm along center shawl (from cast on to bind off). Different gauge will give different finished measurements.

Materials ♡ Malabrigo Nube (100% wool; 4oz/120 gr per top) shown in Natural; 2 tops. Handspun in a single ply worsted weight yarn (14 wpi) approx. 285 yards/261 meters per top; 500 yards/460 meters in total.

Possible yarn substitutions: Malabrigo Merino Worsted OR Malabrigo Rastita ♡ 47”/120 cm US7/4.5mm circular needle or different size to obtain gauge. ♡ 2 stitch markers. ♡ cable needle. ♡ darning needle.

Gauge after blocking 17 sts & 37 rows = 4 inches/10 cm in garter stitch.