Curious Creek Shawls now available!!

Ahsante

Designed by

Christina S. Wilkins

This shawl was created to showcase the beauty and depth of Meru, (51% Wild Tussah Silk / 49% Merino Wool) lace weight yarn 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 Ahsante (Swahili for “Thank You”) because Ahsante will surely be the response to all the compliments to come.

Materials:

• Approximately 1200 yards Curious Creek Meru lace weight yarn
• Size 3.25 mm or 3.5 mm (US 3 or 4) needles, dpns, as well as 24” to 40” circular needles
• Stitch markers, waste yarn and tapestry needle for life lines

Gauge:

• 23 sts/4 inches and knit flat in stockinette

Size:                      

• Blocked the overall diameter is approximately 60 inches

 

Photo by Amanda Klaus

Photo by Amanda Klaus

Photo by Amanda Klaus

Jambo

Designed by

Christina S. Wilkins

This shawl is the second 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 Jambo (Swahili for “Hello”).

Materials:

• Approximately 1200 yards Curious Creek Meru lace weight yarn
• Size 3.25 mm (US 3) and 3.5 mm (US 4) needles
• 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 35 inches from top to tip down the spine with a wingspan of 67 inches 

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