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SIZE:

32” (81 cm) depth at center, 159” (404 cm) along lower edge, 83” (211 cm) along top edge, blocked

MATERIALS:

Expression Fiber Arts Moongleam Fingering yarn

Shown in Spiced Hues - Colors worked from lightest to darkest.

If those colors aren't available, any from this category will work.

NEEDLE:

US 4 (3.5 mm) 40” circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge

US 6 (4.0 mm) needle for bind off

SKILL LEVEL:

Intermediate to Advanced: For the adventurous knitter who loves to tackle something a bit more complicated. Skills/concepts include increases, decreases, lace stitches, and single twisted stitches.

Notes from the Designer:

Wrap yourself in the luxurious elegance of lace! This generously-sized shawl is both practical and pretty. The three-triangle construction ensures that the shawl stays securely on your shoulders and offers adequate coverage for your arms.

In the body of the shawl, curved textural rows overhang the graceful lace motifs and travel between lines of eyelets, which bring to mind Venetian bridges that cross over the Grand Canal and its tributaries. Lace patterning and shaping occur only on right side rows, making this a relaxing project.

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• The sample shown used approximately 1211 yds/1108 m total: Color A: 302 yds/276 m, Color B: 275 yds/252 m, Color C: 262 yds/240 m, and Color D: 372 yds/340 m.
• Before you begin, please read through the entire pattern first to ensure you understand the directions.
• Instructions are both charted and written.
• The shawl is knit top down, beginning with a garter tab. A three-stitch garter edge is worked on both right and left edges.
• The shawl has three wedges (triangles) and four vertical lace insertions (two between the wedges and one each at right and left edges).
• The Body consists of a Setup and four Sections and is followed by a Border. Body Sections 1 to 4 are worked alternately from Chart A and Chart B. (Each chart repeat increases stitch count by 108).
• Shaping is achieved on RS rows by a yarn over at left and right sides of each wedge. (Stitch count increases by 6).
• The repeat area (vertical insertion plus one wedge) is worked three times across the row; it is shown in bold in written instructions and as a blue shaded area in charts.
• The stitch pattern inside a wedge is a 12-stitch repeat; each vertical insertion is 9 stitches wide.
• The 12-stitch pattern repeat inside each wedge is shown in red text in written instructions and as a red box in charts.
• Stitch markers are indicated to separate pattern repeats and vertical insertions. Use a different color (or type) of marker on either side of each vertical insertion for easy identification; their positions remain unchanged throughout.
• Rows 1 - 2 in all charts and Rows 19 - 20 in Charts A and B are textured rows. On RS textured rows, vertical insertions are worked in pattern, and wedge stitches are purled (reverse stockinette). On WS textured rows, all stitches are knitted (reverse stockinette), except for yarn overs and the center 7 stitches of each vertical insertion, which are purled.
• On WS rows other than textured rows, all stitches are purled, except for edge stitches and the first and last stitches of each vertical insertion, which are knitted.
• Before you begin, plan how to manage yarns when you reach the color transitions. It is recommended that you wind a specified small weight of the new color. There will be more ends to weave in, but the yarns will remain untangled. If you do not wish to cut the yarn, wind it into center-pull cakes so that both outer-pull and center-pull can be used from the same cake. However, this method will cause many tangles and is not recommended.

Designed by Padma R.

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Enjoy your knitting!

Chandi

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