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Zamora

In Fingering weight yarn, One skein projects, Patterns, Shawls & Shawlettes, Shop sample available by Shannon

Zamora is the perfect project for late Summer knitting, and the perfect thing to throw on all year round. It’s both light and soft, and wears like a dream. The wide crescent shape means it sits well on the shoulders. A short-row mesh edging adds some visual interest and texture. MaterialsFinished Measurements: Smaller (larger): 66 (78)” wingspan, 15 (18)” deep …

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Margaret Sullivan’s Shawl

In Fingering weight yarn, One skein projects, Patterns, Shawls & Shawlettes, Shop sample available, Sport weight yarn by Shannon

One of the neighborhoods in Portland that I used to spend a lot of time in is Sullivan’s Gulch, named after the Sullivan family. Timothy was a world-class traveler until settling in Portland and building his homestead. He met his wife, Margaret, in Tasmania in 1841. This shawlette seems the kind of thing a globe-trotting, practical 1800s woman would throw …