“Su e giù” is an Italian phrase which means “up and down”.
This shawl is knitted in two opposite directions: the work does start provisionally, the top part is worked bottom up, and the bottom part is worked top-down.
… Yes, that sounds like a tongue-twister… :-)

The ‘up and down’ directions of knitting are a peculiarity of this design, so I think this name fits well the pattern. :-)

The sample on first picture has been knit with 1204 yd – 1102 m of laceweight 50% silk / 50% Merino wool (798 yd – 730 m on 3.53 oz - 100g) and needles size 3.5mm - US size 4.

This pattern has been test knitted with lace weight and fingering, please take in account different yardage is needed using thicker yarn/larger needles.

The pattern has charts and line-by-line directions.

On download page you’ll find two PDFs:

• Su_e_giu.pdf does contain the directions to knit the shawl.
• Samples_Su_e_giu.pdf does contain pictures and specifics of all the test samples.

My biggest thanks to the test knitters for the precious help and the awesome projects! :-))

NOTE : the “Samples_Su_e_giu.pdf” does NOT contain directions, only pictures of the test samples, yarn amount, measurements and notes. There is NO need to print it to knit this pattern.

You are welcome to join us at tiziana’s corner Ravelry group to chat, knit along and have fun !