This beautiful shawl features a traditional Portuguese lace pattern that was found and recorded by Barbara G. Walker in 1970. This historical lace pattern is called: renda in Portugal.

The two-sided lace border is fairly easy to knit and looks absolutely fabulous!

Knit this shawl in almost any weight yarn, fingering, sport, DK or worsted. Instructions for each yarn weight are included in the pattern.

The shawl is casted on at the top and stitches are increased as the shawl grows in size. Once the body is finished, the lace edging is knit onto the live stitches and is worked horizontally along the bottom.

Materials:
Fingering Weight Yarn:
Approx. 800 yards
1 set of U.S. 6 (4 mm) –32”or 40” circular needle
1 DP Needle U.S. 6 (4 mm)
Sport Weight Yarn:
Approx. 750 yards
1 set of U.S. 7 (4.5 mm) –32”or 40” circular needle
1 DP Needle U.S. 7 (4.5 mm)
DK Weight Yarn:
Approx. 750 yards
1 set of U.S. 8 (4.5 mm) –32”or 40” circular needle
1 DP Needle U.S. 8 (4.5 mm)
Worsted Weight Yarn:
Approx. 700 yards
1 set of U.S. 9 (5 mm) –32”or 40” circular needle
1 DP Needle U.S. 9 (5 mm)

Notions:
Tapestry Needle
Stitch Markers

Dimensions: (after blocking)
70” length, 34” height

Gauge:
Fingering Weight Yarn- approx. 20 sts/4” (after blocking)
Sport Weight Yarn- approx. 18 sts/4” (after blocking)
DK Weight Yarn- approx. 16 sts/4” (after blocking)
Worsted Weight Yarn- approx. 14 sts/4” (after blocking)