This striking shawl evokes the step pyramids of Chichen Itza, which served as a temple to Kukulkan. Little is known about the original mythology of this “feathered serpent” deity from Mesoamerica. In modern folklore, one story tells that Kukulkan flew to the sun to try and speak to it. The sun, too proud to speak to a plumed snake, burnt Kukulkan’s tongue.

Designed especially for Aesir Minis from A Hundred Ravens, this shawl highlights the beauty of gradient mini sets. The rectangular tabs are worked first. The main body is worked from a combination of picked-up stitches and cast-on stitches. After the main body is complete, the small solid squares are worked from picked-up stitches. No seaming required!

Yarn:
MC: A Hundred Ravens Aesir 100% merino; 274 yards/100g skein; 1 skein “Loyalty”
CC1-6: A Hundred Ravens Aesir Mini Skein Set 100% merino; 540 yards/200g mini skein set; 1 set “Phoenix”

Sample used about 230 yards of MC and 400 yards of CC.

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