Toscane is a lovely chunky lace shawl, named after that gorgeous burned orange color so often found in the hills of Tuscany. This particular color was achieved by dyeing the Ístex Léttlopi yarn with madder. Dye your own with the tutorial on http://www.lavisch.com/site/dyeing-natural-dyes-part-1/ or choose one of the many available colors. Toscane is a fast, top-down knit and bound to become a favorite!

Written and charted instructions are included for the lace body of the shawl.

Difficulty level
Stitches used include knit, purl, yo, k2tog, skp, double decreases, make 1 with a backward loop as well as knitting through the back loop. This pattern is suitable for the intermediate knitter.

Yarn
400 m (437 yds) Ístex Léttlopi (100% wool; 100 m (109 yds) / 50 g).
Substitute any aran weight wool yarn for a similar result.

For help with or questions about this pattern, you’re welcome in the designer’s group: La Visch Designs.

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