It’s the hour before lunch. Join with me on a stroll in one of the old towns in Tuscany. All the narrow cobblestone alleys take you towards the piazza. Once you enter the piazza under the arch framed by the Roman columns, you face the most authentic Italy. The Italians sit in the shade, sipping the traditional aperitivo, the Spritz.

This big triangular shawl is worked top down beginning with a garter tab cast on. The body of the shawl is easy to knit with simple textures which lead you through the alleys to the piazza. Choose your table, sit down, knit your way through the eye catching orange slice lace, and enjoy the taste of the Spritz.

Finished measurements
Wingspan 170 cm / 67”, depth 80 cm / 31.5”.

Yarn requirements
Decida Extra Merino (80 % Merino, 20 % polyamide 365 m / 100 g)
MC: 1 skein or 365 m /400 yds of fingering weight yarn
C1: 1 skein or 80 m / 87 yds of fingering weight yarn
Shown in colors Morena (MC) and yellow (C1)
Decida Merino sw 3 mm (100% sw merino, 365 m / 100g)
C2: 1 skein or 256 m / 280 yds of fingering weight yarn
Shown in color orange (C2)

Gauge
18 sts x 32 rows = 10 cm /4” with 4 mm (US 6) needles in Stone wall 2 pattern after blocking.
(NOTE: Gauge is not crucial, but it will affect finished dimensions and yarn consumption.)

Needles
4 mm (US 6) – 100 cm / 40” circular needles, or as required to obtain gauge.

Notions
1 stitch marker, tapestry needle.

The pattern is both charted and written.
The pattern has been professionally tech edited and it has been test knit.

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