INFO
’Les Roches’ is an almost-triangular shawl that artfully intermixes delicate lacy cables with bolder ones. Intricate but not difficult to knit, the shawl’s wide patterned band alludes to the rocks of the Normandy Coast, with the rosy light of early morning illuminating grey stones and pebbles rounded by sea waves.

The subtle hue comes from the ‘Poudre’ colorway of yarn used in the sample, an organic, non-superwash merino with excellent stitch definition. Finished with i-cord edges and the handdyer’s favorite garter stitch, this lovely accessory will be a pleasure both to create and to wear.

This pattern is not only fully written out with stitch counts, it also includes a chart for the cable/lace repeats and a video tutorial: how to knit cables without a cable needle.

YARN
Woolissime Aurore (100% Organic merino (non SW), 100 gr-246yds/225m).
Sample yardage, 724yds/662m in color Poudre, 3 skeins. Consider purchasing 1 skein extra if your gauge is off.

You can find here the original yarn at Woolissime.

Or any DK weight yarn: approx. 722-820yds (660-750m).

MATERIALS
32-40” (minimum 80-100 cm) circular or straight needles.
US 6 (4.0 mm)
US 7 (4.5 mm)
Stitch markers, cable needle, tapestry needle.

GAUGE - BLOCKED 4” (10 cm)
In garter stitch pattern, 14 stitches x 28 rows.
In cable/lace pattern, 22 stitches x 28 rows.

Gauge is not crucial at all, but will affect final size and yardage.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Approx. 77” (195 cm) wingspan along top edge x 26.5“ (67 cm) width.

ADJUSTMENTS
Different sizes and fits can also be achieved by altering yarn weight and/or needle size(s). The shawl will be equally pretty in a Fingering or Sport weight yarn.