Sea To Shore is a triangular shawl worked almost entirely in a stitch pattern called Milanese Lace. It is worked side-to-side, however, the nature of the stitch gives a diagonal appearance. The shawl would be attractive in one color and simple to work. This pattern includes color changes, both straight across the row and diagonally using an adaptation of an intarsia technique. Most of the ‘intarsia’ boundary is worked on a k2-tog stitch in the Milanese Lace so the wrapping of the two color strands, as would be done in intarsia, is naturally managed in the decrease stitch in all except the garter stitch edge.

Beading is an optional feature. The bind off is done with a picot bind off. A simpler bind off could be substituted.

Gauge: In the pattern stitch, Milanese Lace, 24 stitches over 4 inches (10 cm) and 30 rows over 4 inches (10 cm).
The gauge is not critical in this shawl.
Size: 48 inches x 40 inches (122 cm x 102 cm)

Skills needed: Lace knitting, Intarsia, picot cast off, beading (optional), chart reading (optional)
Material
• Fingering weight yarn in four colors. Uses half or less of a 4 ounce (100 gram) skein for each color.
The example uses Knittingfool Fiber hand dyed/hand painted fingering weight 50% silk/50% Superwash merino in the following colors and amounts:
Color A: Sea 30 grams
Color B: Surf 30 grams
Color C: Seafoam 50 grams
Color D: Oyster 40 grams
Any fingering weight yarn can be substituted.
• 213 size 6 glass beads (optional). The example was worked from one 25 gram container of Rocailles by Miyuki of Japan Silver Lined Crystal size 6 beads purchased through Fire Mountain Gems. There was 75 – 85 beads left over from that container.
• Size 6 needles. I started on straight needles and changed to a circular needle when the stitch count increased.
• Fleegle Beader tool size 1.3mm for bead placement (optional). If you choose to include beading you can use a small, steel crochet hook instead of the Fleegle Beader.
• String or contrasting color yarn to use as lifelines.
• Tapestry needle for working loose ends and for placing lifelines.
• Stitch markers optional.