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December 2021 – Lapwing has been given a bit of TLC and it’s been through tech editing and test knitting again. ⁠ There’s a couple of new additions to the pattern.

• There’s a new sample with yarn details and quantities. The original was in DK and I’ve made a 4ply version using two different yarns (so you can see it as a large shawl).
• Now includes charts.
• Modification ideas such as using two colours, beads, different weight yarns etc. ⁠

A biased simple lace shawl that can be worked with any weight and amount of yarn. The main body of the shawl is quite simple, so very easy to memorise and just keep knitting until you run out of yarn.

There is optional details on how to bead the shawl – this is done with the crochet hook method and for the sample size, then approx 70 size 6 beads would be needed. The amount of beads will vary if you change the size of the shawl.

RECOMMENDED YARN
Minimum meterage –
385m 420yds of 4 ply / fingering weight
350m 383yds of DK weight

YARN
Grey & Pink Two Colour Sample

Madelinetosh Merino Light (100g; 384m 420 yds; 100% merino wool) fingering; 1 hank; colour Composition Book Grey
Third Vault Yarns Kaguya 4 Ply (100g; 440m 481yds, 100% bamboo) fingering; 1 hank, colour Sproinger
Yarn quantity used: 350m 383yds of each colour. Quantity is adjustable.

Gradient Sample

Louisa Harding Amitola (50g; 250m 273yds; 80% Merino, 20% silk) DK; 2 balls, colour Elvira 124
Yarn quantity used:350m 383yds

The gradient blue/pink Amitola sample shawl is 70” 176cm from tip to tip and 18” 47cm deep but the size is adjustable. The pink sample is in Rialto 4ply and used 2 balls.

GAUGE
Any gauge can be used as the shape stays the same throughout and you can cast off when you run low on yarn – guidance in pattern.

22 sts by 30 rows = 4” 10cm in stocking stitch using 4ply / fingering and 4mm US Size 6.
16 stitches by 27 rows = 4” 10cm in garter stitch using DK and 5.5mm US Size 9.

SIZE
Sizing is adjustable.
Small Sample (gradient pink/purple) = 70” /176cm from tip to tip by 18” / 47cm deep.
Large Sample (grey/variegated) = 193cm 76” length / 53cm 21” depth

NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES
4 mm (US Size 6) 80cm (32”) circular needle (due to number of stitches) for fingering weight.
5.5 mm (US Size 9) 80cm (32”) circular needle (due to number of stitches) for DK weight.
Stitch markers.
Darning needle.

TECHNIQUES USED IN THE PATTERN:

• Knit and purl
• Increases (kfb, yo)
• Decreases (ssk, k2tog)
• Attaching beads with a crochet hook (optional)

The pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knitted.