La Toupie is French for a spinning top. This whimsical design is a doubleknit triangular shawl, with spinning tops twirling out from the centre of the shawl.
The pattern will be released on Jan 1, 2012, and there will be a KAL starting on this date in the Knit & Knag Designs group on Ravelry. The pattern is $6.00 CDN until the KAL starts, at which point the price will increase to the regular pattern price of $8.00 CAD. Right now, the downloadable file contains the materials list and pictures. The pattern will be distributed on Jan 1, 2012,
The La Toupie shawl is a double-knit triangular shawl. The pattern allows you to adjust the size of the shawl.
The pattern includes detailed instructions on double-knitting. So it is an excellent way to learn a new technique. If you’re already a double-knitting expert, just enjoy the shawl.
Since it is double-knit, the shawl is fully reversible.
The red and gold sample is knit in Merino Silk 4 ply Sock from indigodragonfly, and the blue and silver sample is knit in Milky Way from Anzula.
2 x 430 yds (100 g) of fingering weight yarn (e.g. Merino Silk 4 ply Sock) in contrasting colours will give you a shawl with a width of 52 in 135 cm, and a height of 26 in 66.5 cm
2 x 500 yds (100 g) of light fingering weight yarn (e.g. Milky Way) in contrasting colours will give you a shawl with a width of 55 in 140 cm, and a height of 27.5 in 70 cm
More yarn will of course allow you to make the shawl even larger.
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