Category: Neck / Torso → Shawl / Wrap Published: July 2019 Yarn weight: DK (11 wpi) ? Gauge: 20 stitches and 17 rows = 10 cm in moss stitch Hook size: 5.0 mm (H) Yardage: 1286 - 1608 yards (1176 - 1470 m) Sizes available: 145 cm wide & 67 cm long, but this will vary depending on yarn and you can also easily adjust and make it bigger or smaller Crochet terminology: US Languages: English
The IRIS shawl is worked in mixed techniques mosaic crochet, overlay and the moss stitch. I love working mosaic crochet, but it does give a very dense fabric and also takes a lot of yarn. So I decided to mix it up a bit and choose the moss stitch to combine with the mosaic technique. The moss stitch is great fun to work and gives a lovely texture. To get it to open up a little bit more, I always work the second row of each moss stitch srction in one loop only, resulting in a row of very minimalistic lace. With the mosaic crochet I mixed it up a bit too, working it in part with front post DC’s and that way adding a component of overlay to it.