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The years 1945–55 saw the emergence of a radically new kind of device: the high-speed stored-program digital computer. Secret wartime projects in areas such as code-breaking, radar and ballistics had produced a wealth of ideas and technologies that kick-started this first decade of the Information Age. The brilliant mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing was just one of several British pioneers whose prototype machines led the way. Turning theory into practice proved tricky, but by 1948 five UK research groups had begun to build practical stored-program computers.

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Bella Botanica is a versatile pattern for all levels of lace knitters. The shawl can be knit without beads and nupps or you can add just the beads or beads and nupps. Knitted in three yarn weights and three sizes provides inspiration for your project choice. Knit from the top down starting with the tiny new leaves, progressing to the mature leaves and ending with the trumpet flower edging, this shawl will be a beautiful asset to your collection and a joy to knit.

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Materials: 4 balls of Sandnesgarn Mini Alpakka Needles: 4mm (US 6) 80 cm (32”) circular needle Finished Measurement: approx. 58” wide x 24” deep when blocked Tension: Tension is not critical for this project Abbreviations WS = wrong side RS = right side inc 1 = increase in the next st by knitting into the front then the back of the st yo = yarn over needle SSK = slip two sts knitwise then knit into the front of the two slipped sts on the right hand needle K2tog = knit two sts together S2KP2 = slip two sts together,...

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Skill Level: Blocked Size: Needles: Gauge: Yarn used: Yardage: Intermediate 52” x 26” US Size 5 (3.75 mm) 32” circulars 4.5 st = 1 inch blocked (gauge is not critical with this project) Ella Rae Lace, “Olive” colorway #124 Approximately 420 yards of fingering weight yarn, although yardage will vary if substituting different needle sizes or yarn weights shton is a lovely shawlette with leaf motifs that was inspired by the beauty of spring here in Virginia, as the tiny leaf buds seem to merge into full-sized leaves in the blink of an eye....

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This triangle shawl is knit from the center back to the bottom edge. You can knit this shawl with variety of commercial yarns or handspun yarn since gauge is not critical in this project. Just make sure you have enough yarn to cast off and choose a needle 2-3 sizes larger than recommended for the yarn. Finished measurements Approximately 48” (122 cm) wide from wing to wing and 22” (56 cm) long from top of center back to bottom edge of the shawl.

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