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Unfree

Job type	Test knit
Description	Unfree is an asymmetric triangle shawl, worked from the left tip to the right side. It uses a single skein of fingering weight yarn but can be easily extended to include additional skeins to create a larger shawl. The design was inspired by a quote from Audre Lorde, a Black civil rights activist and poet who wrote, “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” The chain-like cable pattern along one edge of the shawl is meant to remind us that none of us can be free if we do not ensure our activism is inclusive and intersectional. We must be sure we are listening to and elevating Black, queer, disabled, and poor and working class voices and not centering on white feminism. We must strive to fight against racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, classism, and other attempts to divide us in our fight for rights and equity.
Tech edited	This pattern has been tech edited.
Difficulty	Moderate
Due date	2025-02-28
Craft	Knitting
Test secrecy	Postable
Pattern access	The pattern for this test will be sent to you by email. This means the designer will have access to your email address for this purpose. By applying for this test, you are allowing Yarnpond to show your email address to this designer for the purposes of sending you the pattern document only. The designer may not add you to their mailing list or send you marketing emails without you providing approval for them to use your address for that purpose. Designers found to be abusing their access to testers emails will be excluded from Yarnpond.
Advertiser	Stitches and String Theory
Spots available	0
Sizes required	One Size : Filled!
Finished measurements	Wingspan: about 36 inches Depth: about 18 inches
Gauge	24 stitches and 39 rows = 4”/10cm in stockinette stitch after blocking
Charted or written pattern	Both
Skills required	Knit Stitch Purl Stitch Increases Cables
Construction type	Knit flat
Required or recommended yarn	Any fingering weight that allows you to get gauge
Yardage	450 yards
Tools required	Needles: US size 3 needle, or size needed to obtain gauge Yarn needle Two cable needles
Ownership of the finished item	The finished item is yours to keep.
Requirements from the maker	Communication: be willing and able to communicate through the YarnPond chat Errors: notify me of any errors or confusing instructions within the pattern Photos: please provide one photo of the finished object you are willing to let me share on social media. Modeling is prefered, but not required Social media: you're welcome to share your WIP photos on Instagram as you wish, but please tag me! @StitchesAndStringTheory on IG or @stitch-theory on Bluesky Deadline: NOTE: Unlike most of my tests, this deadline is NOT flexible! Please only apply if you are certain you can finish by the February 28th deadline!
Rewards from the designer	A free copy of the final PDF pattern will be emailed to you upon pattern release!

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