Delicate and intricate, The Lace Windflower Shawl is a triangular shawl worked in one piece from the top down. Other than picking up six stitches at the start of the project, only the simple skills of yarn overs, decreases, and double decreases are required. Every other row is plain purl.

For convenience, instructions are both written and charted and six sizes are available. Stitch counts are provided for every row in every size.

While the pattern only gives finished size and yardage information for fingering weight yarn, any yarn weight could be used with appropriate sized needles.

Do note that finished sizes and yardage amounts will change if you have a different gauge, different sized needles, or a different yarn weight.

This pattern has been reviewed and revised by ten test knitters and a tech editor, so it should be clear and error free. Yet if you have any problems or questions feel free to contact me!

Prefer to make a square shawl or a square baby blanket? Check out a very similar pattern - the Lace Windflower Blanket at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lace-windflower-blanket

FINISHED SIZES
• Shawlette – 54” wide and 27” tall
• Small Shawl – 64” wide and 32” tall
• Standard Shawl – 74” wide and 37” tall
• Large Shawl – 84” wide and 42” tall
• Extra Large Shawl – 94” wide and 47” tall
• Mega Shawl - 104” wide and 52” tall

MATERIALS
1) Fingering weight yarn in the following quantities. Solid, lighter-colored yarns tend to highlight lace knitting best. The shawl pictured is Standard Shawl size and is knit in Knit Picks Stroll in Blue Topaz, Wonderland Heather, and Bare.
• Shawlette – 330 yards
• Small Shawl – 470 yards
• Standard Shawl – 650 yards
• Large Shawl – 850 yards
• Extra Large Shawl – 1090 yards
• Mega Shawl - 1330 yards
2) One size US 8 (5mm) circular needle or two size US 8 (5mm) straight needles. For Standard Shawl size or larger use needles that are at minimum 14” long to accommodate the large number of stitches.
3) Tapestry needle
4) Stitch markers in one or two colors
5) Blocking pins