Balada (Leaf Lace Shawl) by Inês Sousa

Balada (Leaf Lace Shawl)

Knitting
December 2015
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
411 - 428 yards (376 - 391 m)
47.2” x 14.9” (120 x 38 cm) - Adjustable
English

Pattern is available here and here.

Balada is a crescent-shaped, top-down shawl that’s completely seamless. It features a delicate leafy lace pattern in the center and a textured lace ribbing on the sides, all of which makes this shawl the perfect accessory for a holiday party. All three sections dissolve into a wavy edging that’s finished with a lovely elastic picot bind-off. Pattern is easily customizable by adjusting the number of pattern repeats.

(This pattern was originally published in the December 2015 issue of I Like Knitting)

More info

Materials: approx 376 m (391 yds) of fingering yarn; stitch markers; US size 6 (4 mm) 32” circular needles; US size 9 (5.5 mm) straight needles; crochet hook 3.5 mm (E); waste yarn for provisional cast on; tapestry needle; pins or wires for blocking;

Level: Intermediate

Skills needed: provisional cast-on, cable cast-on, K, P, YO, Ssk, K2tog, S2kp, Sk3p, K4tog (explained into pattern). Elastic picot BO (also explained into pattern). Wet block the shawl and woven in ends.

Pattern format: Both written instructions (line by line) and charts are provided. Pattern is a pdf file document and you need Adobe Acrobat Reader application to open it.