This shawl is supremely soft and airy, with a very pretty all over lace.

The triangular shape is knit from the top down, beginning with a simple Garter tab. It then transitions into the elegant open lace with increases along the center line and at each edge to form the triangular shape.

The lace is only an 8-row repeat, so it can be easily knit for more or less repeats if you wish for a smaller or bigger size shawl (and/or you prefer to have a different balance of lace versus the solid Garter stitch border).

As shown, a few inches of Garter stitch, a loose bind off, and an aggressive blocking finishes off the shawl and brings out the beauty of the lace.

The shawl pattern is versatile enough that it can be knit up in many types of smooth yarn or in a heavier-weight yarn (dk or worsted-weight) for a chunkier shawl. Lace is fully charted and written out.

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Finished Knit Measurements: 64 ½" [164 cm] along top edge and 29 ¾" [75.5 cm] down middle down center line.

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Yarn Used: Knit Picks Aloft (72% Super Kid Mohair/28% Silk); .875 oz/25 g [260 yds/238 m] per ball: 2 balls in Mongoose #25216. NOTE: Almost all of the yarn was used, so be prepared to reuse swatch yarn or swatch with an extra ball if using Aloft.

Gauge(s):
Pattern Gauge: 15 sts and 36 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Garter stitch, gently blocked; 16 sts = 4" [10 cm] and 32 rows = 4 ¾" [12 cm] in Lace stitch, aggressively blocked .
Yarn Label Gauge and Information: A lace-weight yarn in a soft 75% kid mohair/25% silk blend blend with a suggested gauge of 18-25 sts = 4" [10 cm] on size US 3-8 [3.25-5 mm] needles.

Approximate Total Yardage Required: 492 yds [450 m].

Some suggested yarns to try:
Rowan Kidsilk Haze, Madil Yarns Kid Seta, elann.com Silken Kydd, Garnstudio DROPS Kid-Silk. For a different type of fabric (no halo, merino wool): Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light, Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Pure 100% Merino Superwash, Koigu Painter's Palette Premium Merino (KPPPM), Dream in Color Smooshy, Shibui Knits Sock, Ella Rae Lace Merino.
If you have a yarn substitute to suggest for this project, email us!

Knitting Needles Used: Size 7 [4.5 mm] needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE. 

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