Needles

I used size 4 needles to knit the shawl and size 6 to bind off.

Techniques

To help keep the K2 border stitches loose:

On the wrong side rows start with a K1, yo and end with a yo, K1 -- these yo’s are then dropped while working the right side rows.

Note: This helped but it was still important to work those first two stitches loose, loose, loose. If you think it’s “too” loose …… it isn’t!!

My mods:

I modified where a few of the lace inserts began and increased the number of repeats on all but the final one.

I added beads to the four S1K2P stitches that occur in the fourth stitch of the repeats (knit the stitch then added bead) and to the four knit stitches between the yo’s that occur in the eighth stitch of the repeat (added bead then knit the stitch).

Part one garter: Work same as pattern.
Part one lace: Repeat bottom chart 6 times and top chart twice. (end part one with 208 sts)
Part two garter: Work the WS and RS rows 7 times (until 250 stitches)
Part two lace: Knit border stitches then knit 123 stitches before starting lace. Repeat bottom chart 8 times and top chart 4 times (end part two with 256 sts)
Part three garter: Work same as pattern.
Part three lace: Repeat bottom chart 13 times and top chart 9 times (end part three with 292 sts)
Part four garter: Work same as pattern.
Part four lace: Knit border stitches then knit 100 stitches before starting lace. Work same number of repeats as pattern. (end part four with 358 sts)
End Part: Work WS and RS rows until you can’t stand any more or until 438 stitches, which ever comes first.
Bind-off: I used a size 6 needle and michamade’s modified picot bind-off.

A few notes about the yarn Linaza:

• In what knitting universe is Linaza a sport yarn??? I’m loving this yarn but I’m calling it a light fingering.

• The linen is spun into the yarn in little two inch fragments that occasionally pop out and make the knitting look “hairy”. I don’t like hairy. I pulled them out as they occurred.