Mordryg Shawl by Anthea Willis

Mordryg Shawl

Knitting
September 2020
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch, worked flat, after blocking.
US 7 - 4.5 mm
634 - 656 yards (580 - 600 m)
One size
low vision format available
English
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From my sheltered spot high on the cliffs I watch as a sea breeze sends foam tipped ripples dancing across the bay and the tide retreats from the golden sands revealing piles of smooth pebbles and shells. Farther out to sea the water darkens, the waves barely register at this distance but the little boat bobbing on the horizon, appearing and disappearing suggests they are more than they seem from here, that the calmness is merely an illusion. The wind picks up and the ripples catch the light and sparkle, mesmerising…
Mordryg (meaning “low tide” in the Cornish language) echoes the rippling of the retreating tide in meditative garter stitch worked in three different shades of the sea.

Skill Level
Easy

Skills needed

  • longtail cast on
  • garter stitch
  • kfb and YO increases
  • k2tog decreases
  • carrying yarn up the side of work when knitting stripes
  • Elastic bind off (instructions given)

Finished Dimensions
75cm/29.5” x 185cm/73”

Gauge
19sts x 27 rows =10cm garter stitch, worked flat, after blocking

Yarn Requirements
Yarn: Blacker Yarns Cove 4ply (100% British wool blend, c. 306m/332yds per 100g)

  • MC Dulas Mor (1 skein)
  • CC1 Mordon (1 skein)
  • CC2 Steren (1 skein

Substituting Yarn
Cove is a plump, woollen spun 4ply which is sturdy yet soft and blooms beautifully when blocked (hence slightly larger than usual needles).
If substituting for a different yarn you will need approx 306m/332yds of MC and 150m/165yds of CC1 and CC2

Needles
4.5mm circular, 60cm to accomodate larger number of sts towards the end, OR size required to get gauge.

LOW VISION FORMAT

In an effort to make my patterns more accessible to all, a large print version of the pattern is included as a seperate download.

  • Print size: 22point
  • Font: Candara. Font colour: Black
  • Includes fully written, row by row instructions for stitch pattern chart.
  • Enlarged chart also included for those who prefer to work from a chart