Collective Unconscious by Susie Gourlay

Collective Unconscious

Crochet
September 2016
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 10 rows = 4 inches
in dc
5.0 mm (H)
420 yards (384 m)
US
English
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An adjustable, crescent shaped granny shawl perfect for that special skein of sock yarn or handspun. This relaxing project is a quick one because it’s so addictive you won’t want to put it down.

Looks great in solid colours, stripes, gradients, speckle dyed, tonal yarns and handspun!

According to Swiss Psychiatrist Carl Jung, the Collective Unconscious is the part of the unconscious mind that is derived from ancestral memory and experience. When working through my psychology degree, I always liked the theories put forth by Jung and his analytical psychology. I thought this concept would be a fitting title as I believe fibre arts of all kinds are a mix of ancestral memory and experience. This gives you something to think about while you work away on your shawl.

Both written instruction and charts.

Gauge:
10 X 10 cm / 4 X 4 inch =18 stitches X 10 rows in dc (stitches unblocked)

Measurements:
Before Blocking: 53” wingspan X 15” down centre spine
After Blocking: 62” wingspan X 20” down centre spine.

Abbreviations and stitches used ~ US Terms
Ch – chain
Dc – double crochet
Dc2tog – double crochet two stitches together
Partial dc – partial double crochet (see special stitches below)
Sc – single crochet
Sc2tog - single crochet two stitches together (decrease)
Yo – yarn over

Special stitches used:
Granny stitch bundle – (3dc, ch 2) in each ch 2 space
Partial dc – yo, insert hook into space indicated and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops on hook