This rectangular shawl is my tribute to the living river. It comprises a band of openwork curving along spans of corrugated ribbing—a river winding among the furrowed rows of agriculture, coming down from the mountain to find its way to the sea.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

70” [180 cm] wingspan and 24” [60 cm] high

YARN

Luma by The Fibre Co. (50% merino, 25% organic cotton, 15% linen, 10% silk; 137 yards [125 meters] / 50 grams):

5 skeins in Ciel OR approximately 685 yards [625 meters] of DK-weight yarn of your choice

NEEDLES

32” [80 cm] or longer circular needle in size US 7

[4.5 mm] OR size needed to obtain gauge

GAUGE

18 stitches and 24 rows = 4” in [k2, p2] rib, after blocking