Diamond Lanes by Jennifer Dassau

Diamond Lanes

Knitting
April 2016
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
400 - 600 yards (366 - 549 m)
52” length and 21” depth, customizable.
English
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Geometric lace forms textured diagonal diamond lanes leading upward and outward on this simple but stunning triangular shawl.

Techniques & Skills Used: knit/purl, increasing/decreasing, easy lace; this pattern is both fully written and charted.

Size: 52” length and 21” depth, customizable.

Yarn: Seven Sisters Arts Apex (60% superwash merino wool, 20% yak, 20% silk; 400 yards/366m/100g), shown in bleu grey; 1 skein, or 400 yards of wool blend fingering weight yarn with good drape. The sample as written used the entire skein; you may want to have additional yardage on hand as insurance, as the shawl may easily be enlarged using any amount of yarn.

Other Materials: US 5 (3.75mm) 32” circular needle or size to match gauge; Markers (3); Yarn needle.

Gauge: 20 st and 40 rows/4” in garter stitch, 18 st and 34 rows/4” in diamond lace pattern, after blocking. Gauge is not critical for this project, however a different gauge may result in a smaller or larger finished shawl, and different yardage requirements.

Thank you to my wonderful tech editor Kate Vanover.
And thank you to Karen at Seven Sisters Arts for the beautiful yarn inspiration!