54 Rue du Chateau:

A collaborative, progressive shawl project based on the game Exquisite Corpse, invented by the Surrealists in the early 20th century at a house at 54 Rue du Chateau. These shawls traveled from designer to designer over the course of seven months, and each section built upon the work of the previous designers. The final section was knit by the original designer, bringing the project full circle.

View the lookbook here.

Tanguy
Art Deco architecture meets soft, feminine eyelets and lace.

Section A: Bristol Ivy
Section B: Michele Wang
Section C: Leila Raabe
Section D: Olga Buraya-Kefelian
Section E: Amy Christoffers
Section F: Mary-Heather Browne
Section G: Bristol Ivy

Finished Measurements
50” wingspan, 19” depth

Yarn
Floating by A Verb for Keeping Warm (70% alpaca, 20% cashmere, 10% silk; 400 yds (366 m)/100 g); 2 skeins in color Topological

Needles
One 32” circular needle in size US 5 (3.75 mm)
or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge
18 sts and 26 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Chart E, after blocking