Rafiki means "friend"

The third and final shawl design for Curious Creek Fibers is complete!!

Rafiki

Designed by

Christina S. Wilkins

This shawl is the final design in a series of three created to showcase the beauty and depth of the Meru (51% Wild Tussah Silk / 49% Merino Wool) Septra Series of lace weight yarns from Curious Creek Fibers (curiouscreek.com).  All of Curious Creek yarns garner their inspiration and names from reserve and game parks all over the continent of Africa.  In honor of this tradition, this shawl was named Rafiki (Swahili for “Friend”).

Materials:

• Approximately 1200 yards Curious Creek Meru lace weight yarn
• Size 3.5 mm (US 4) needles or size needed to obtain gauge
• Stitch markers; waste yarn and tapestry needle for life lines

Gauge:

• 24 sts/4 inches and knit flat in stockinette

Size:                      

• Blocked the overall diameter is 18 x 80 inches 

As soon as we have professional shots of all three shawls, the patterns will be available for purchase.

Yay!