Travel Mode was originally published as the mystery pattern accompanying the Frida Fuchs advent calendar 2021.
Yarn:
1 Main Color (MC) of fluffy Lace weight yarn (300 m per 50 g skein)
+ 9 Contrasting Colors (CC) of Fingering weight yarn (70 m per 20 g / 360 m per 100 g)
Yardage:
1517 m / 1661 yds in total
Color Journey 1: There & Back Again
The 9-color gradient is worked to the center, then mirrored from the center to the other end of the shawl, shown in the colors sets “beach” (used in the pictured sample shawl) and “deep sea”.
MC: 294 m / 322 yds / 1 skein
CC1: 236 m / 258 yds / 4 mini skeins
CC2: 121 m / 133 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC3: 106 m / 116 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC4: 135 m / 148 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC5: 138 m / 151 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC6: 107 m / 117 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC7: 133 m / 146 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC8: 107 m / 117 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC9: 140 m / 153 yds / 2 mini skeins
Color Journey 2: Round Trip
The 9-color gradient is worked lengthwise on one side of the shawl in one direction, and on the other in the other direction, shown here in the color sets “blooming desert” and “city”.
MC: 294 m / 322 yds / 1 skein
CC1: 199 m / 218 yds / 3 mini skeins
CC2: 120 m / 132 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC3: 107 m / 117 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC4: 107 m / 117 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC5: 75 m / 82 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC6: 133 m / 146 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC7: 138 m / 151 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC8: 135 m / 148 yds / 2 mini skeins
CC9: 207 m / 227 yds / 3 mini skeins
Shown in:
MC: Dufte by Frida Fuchs (74% Alpaca / 26% Silk, 300 m per 50 g skein)
CC: Steppke Single by Frida Fuchs (100% Merino, 70 m per 20 g mini skein)
in the colorways of the “Beach” set:
MC: Salz
CC1: Ipanema
CC2: Bondi beach
CC3: Waikiki
CC4: Usedom
CC5: Westerland
CC6: Darß
CC7: Riviera
CC8: Siesta Key
CC9: Elafonisi
Gauge:
24 sts / 36 rows = 10 cm / 4“ in stockinette stitch with DUFTE Lace
24 sts / 48 rows = 10 cm / 4“ in garter stitch with STEPPKE Single
Measured after blocking. Gauge has an influence on the size of your finished piece and your yardage!
Size:
Length: 200 cm / 78 ¾“ Width: 62 cm / 24 ½“
Needles:
US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles (or size needed to obtain gauge and optimal drape), 80-100 cm / 32-40“ long; optional: smaller circular needles (eg. US 2½ / 3 mm) for sections worked in MC (see swatching info below); larger needle size for binding off
Yarn weight
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
Gauge
24 stitches and 48 rows = 10 cm
in garter stitch
Needle size
US 4 - 3.5 mm
Sizes available
one-size
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