The Rebel Alliance Shawl by Susanna IC

The Rebel Alliance Shawl

Knitting
January 2021
Lace ?
26 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with smallest needles
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
One size. Length: 85 in. / 216 cm, blocked Width at center: 37 in. / 94 cm, blocked
English German

The symbol of the Rebel Alliance brings hope to many suffering under the oppression of the evil Empire and, later, under the First Order. The Rebel Alliance crest is reminiscent of a phoenix: a three-pronged arm extending off an arch. Called a starbird, it is often seen on Rebel pilot helmets and on a ring worn by mechanic Rose Tico in The Last Jedi.

This exquisite lace shawl is worked flat from the top down in one piece. Wrap and turn short-row shaping is worked on a stockinette background at the same time as the beaded Alliance crest, then the pattern gently flows into the delicate beaded lace section. Beading as you go with a small crochet hook means you can add as many or as few beads as you desire.

SIZE
One size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length: 85 in. / 216 cm, blocked
Width at center: 37 in. / 94 cm, blocked

YARN
Color A: Lace weight (lace #0) yarn, shown in Freia Fine Handpaints Merino Lace Semi-Solid (100% cruelty-free US merino wool; 475 yd. / 434 m per 1¾ oz. / 50 g cake) in color Ecru, 1 cake
Color B: Lace weight (lace #0) yarn, shown in Freia Fine Handpaints Merino Lace Ombre Gradient (100% cruelty-free US merino wool; 712 yd. / 651 m per 2.64 oz. / 75 g cake), in color Sandbar, 2 cakes

NEEDLES
US 5 / 3.75 mm, 32 in. / 80 cm long circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
US 7 / 4.5 mm, 32 in. / 80 cm long circular needle
US 8 / 5 mm, 32 in. / 80 cm long circular needle
US 9 / 5.5 mm needle for BO

NOTIONS
1,800 seed beads, size 6/0 / 4 mm
US size 14 / 0.6 mm crochet hook
Stitch markers (two different colors or types)
Tapestry needle

GAUGE
26 sts and 34 rows = 4 in. / 10 cm in St st with smallest needles, unblocked
Gauge is not critical for this pattern, but the yarn weight and needle size used will affect the finished measurements.

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