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The last of the light filters through the trees, lighting the edges of the leaves in gold and scarlet. The blazing heat fades with the light, and a breath of chill prickles across bare shoulders. Airy dresses are not quite warm enough for the evening, but a jacket or sweater seems a betrayal to the summer day just now ending. The only concession to the cold that can be made is a pretty, lacy shawl to drape around the neck and shoulders.

Oriilia Shawl is a crescent shawl, with the edging knit side-to-side first, and then the body from the edging up. It is suitable for fingering weight yarns that block well, in solid or semi-solid colours. Choose from two sizes – the small is a shawl for a child or a shawlette for an adult, while the large is an adult-sized shawl. Either size will provide the right bit of warmth for a fading summer day, or the right touch of lace for any outfit.

Suggested Yarns:
Colour Adventures Dia Sock (75% Merino/25% nylon, 463 yd/423 m per 3.5 oz/115 g). Small sample shown in Orchids.

Colour Adventures Dia Merino Sock (100% Merino, 463 yd/423 m per 3.5 oz/115 g).

Yardage: 420 (800) yards/385 (730) metres

Gauge: 17 sts and 22 rows = 4”/10 cm in Seed Stitch, blocked and rested. Gauge is not crucial to this project, but will affect finished size and yardage.

Suggested Needles: US size 5/3.75 mm 32”/80 cm circular needle; or size needed to obtain gauge

Finished Dimensions: Wingspan: 50 (74)”/127 (188) cm
Depth: 11 (14)”/28 (36) cm