INFO
The mellifluous name ‘Olas del Mar’ is Spanish for ‘waves of the sea’. In this almost-symmetrical triangular shawl, waves cascade over the surface in a continuous, undulating texture that can be minimally blocked for a three-dimensional effect or more strenuously stretched for a lacier fabric.

Although it looks like cables, there is not one cable involved in the lace stitch pattern.

As shown in a blue colorway called Meander, the accessory suggests a fascinating maritime meld of geometric and organic patterns. An I-cord bind-off provides a neat finish to the striking graphic design, which is easy to work from fully written-out directions with stitch counts, a schematic and a chart.

YARN
Erika Knight, Wild Wool (85% Wool, 15% Viscose/Nettle, 100 gr-186yds/ 170m).
Sample yardage, 700yds/640m in color Meander, 4 skeins.

Or any DK/worsted weight yarn: approx. 689-798yds (630-730m).

MATERIALS
32-40” (minimum 80-100 cm) circular or straight needles. US 7 (4.5 mm)
US 8 (5.0 mm)
Stitch markers, tapestry needle.

GAUGE - BLOCKED 4” (10 cm)
In lace pattern, 15 stitches x 26 rows.
Gauge is not crucial at all, but will affect final size and yardage.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Approx. 76” (193 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 Sport or DK weight yarn.