Description

This airy, ethereal crescent shawl in three sizes (petite/medium/tall) begins at the hem with a dramatic border of floating leaf shapes. The entire composition is suggestive of the fragile forms of dried and pressed plant material found in a winter garden. The body of the shawl is worked in short rows of openwork mesh pattern and finished off at the neck edge with a deep shaped border of openwork organic forms. While the construction is somewhat complex, the motifs here are deceptively easy and quick to work; this is an interesting and rewarding project for the adventurous knitter.
Shown here: size medium inCabecou Lace, color Champagne and size petite inChebris Lace, color Truffle

Suggested Yarns:Cormo Lace,Yak + Silk Lace,Modern Deco Lace,Shetlandia Fingering,Jacob Fingering,Kent Lace,Fresh Lace, Stone Soup Fingering, or any fine yarn which has approximately 400 yards per 2 ounces.Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size, drape, and yardage requirement.

Finished Size:80(100, 120) inches around hem edge and 15(17, 19) inches long at center back

Yarn Requirements:400(550, 700) yards in Cabecou Lace450(600, 750) yards in Chebris Lace (using larger set of needles)

Gauge:Cabecou Lace:30 sts and 40 rows = 4 inches in stockinette on larger needles (unblocked)Chebris Lace:26 sts and 34 rows = 4 inches in stockinette on larger needles (unblocked)

Needles:
Cabecou Lace:size 6 US (4.0 mm) for body or size to obtain correct gaugesize 4 US (3.5 mm) for hem, or .5 mm larger than body needleChebris Lace:size 8 US (5.0 mm) for body or size to obtain correct gaugesize 7 US (4.5 mm) for hem, or .5 mm larger than body needle