2021 Slow Yarn Crawl pattern from Acorn Street!
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The Posy Shawl is a half-circle blanket shawl where the placement of the increase rows play off of the relationship between the radius and the circumference. While that sounds super mathy, what it really means is that there are only five increase rows in the whole shawl! Other than the color changes tossed in to keep it interesting there is almost no counting. We all need a project like that every now and again. The color change rows include a heavily modified version of the dandelion stitch which I call the posy stitch. These special stitches are what take the Posy Shawl from a Super Easy Beginner level to a Brave Beginner. The posy stitch is simple enough once the technique is acquired, and a detailed description is given in the special instructions section below. Just a warning: before blocking, your shawl will look like ruffly chaos. The Posy Shawl requires wet blocking with pins and a good stretch to relax those ruffles from flouncy af to a cozy romantic curve.

Difficulty Level: Brave Beginner

Size: 68” wingspan and 30” depth from center neck to center bottom

Yarn: Queensland Collection Walkabout (100% Organic Shetland Wool, 50g, 157 yards)
Color A: 1 ball* in #32-Crocus
Color B: 2 balls in #22-Robins Egg
Color C: 2 balls* in #24-Calypso
Color D: 2 balls in #27-Maize
Color E: 2 balls in #36-Cinnabar
Note: we used 1 entire ball of Color A and 2 entire balls of Color C. You may need a 2 nd ball in Color A and a 3 rd ball in Color C if your gauge varies.

Or the following yardage in a comparable sport weight yarn:
Color A: 157 yards
Color B: 256 yards
Color C: 314 yards
Color D: 287 yards
Color E: 244 yards

Needle: 32 or 40 inch US 7/4.5mm circular needle

Gauge: 20 stitches and 28 rows in 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch Pattern