A holiday issue of Interweave Knits would not be complete without Shetland lace. The Woodland Lace Stole is constructed seamlessly in sections modeled after traditional Shetland-shawl schematics. The body of the shawl begins with a provisional cast-on, which encompasses the central panel and a border panel; the second border is worked in the opposite direction from the cast-on edge. The shawl is finished with a knitted-on edging.

Difficulty Intermediate

Finished Size 60.5” long and 27.5” wide.

Yarn Jamieson’s Shetland Ultra (50% Shetland wool, 50% lambswool): #103 sholmit, 7 balls. Yarn distributed by Simply Shetland.

Needles Size 6 (4 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Stitch holder; waste yarn for provisional CO; spare 32” circular needle in same size or smaller; tapestry needle.

Gauge 23 sts and 29 rows = 4” in Center patt.

Note This shawl is worked seamlessly in sections. The body of the shawl begins with a provisional cast-on, a central panel, and one border panel; the second border is worked in the opposite direction, starting from the cast-on edge. The shawl is finished with a knitted-on edging all the way around.