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> The Shade of the Tree
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The Shade of the Tree
Shade: shelter (as by foliage) from the heat and glare of sunlight.
Shade: a disembodied spirit or ghost.
While my back garden isn’t huge by any means, I am lucky enough to have several large trees about halfway between my house and my back fence. Pre-dating the construction of my house they majestically shelter and shade parts of my garden allowing me to grow things in their shade that otherwise would cook in Ohio’s hot summers.
This 7/8ths of a circle shawl is in memory of one of the oak trees that once lived and provided shade in my garden. No ghosts here, just a sapling that sprouted from one of the many acorns that tree produced over its life.
Yarn
Knit Picks Stroll (75% Merino Wool, 25% Nylon; 231 yds 211 m/50 g): Everglade Heather, 6 balls
Needle/Hook
Size US 5 (3.75mm) needles, 60” (150cm) circulars
Or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge
21 sts and 24 rows = 4” 10cm in St st
Size
26” 66cm drop and 126” 320cm along bottom edge
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