I'm loving this shawl design as it features a lace stitch pattern that's so uniquely beautiful and multi-dimensional!

At first glance, the geometric lines of the lace resemble the cuts of a precious stone. Once you've knit multiple repeats, bands of ribbon appear, zig zagging along the length of the shawl.

However you wish to view and appreciate the lace pattern, it's a true beauty to knit. You can knit the wider, rectangular shawl version, as shown, or a smaller scarf version, which only requires one ball of yarn!

While not a particularly complicated lace, the pattern is a 36-row repeat and is suited towards knitters with lace experience, as well as experience working with the mohair silk yarn. Your experience will be well rewarded with the finished beauty of this design.

The lace pattern is both charted and written.

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Finished Knit Measurements: Approx 10 ¼ (15 ¼)" [26 (38.5 cm) x 48 ½ (62 ¾)" [123 (159.5) cm], blocked.

Skill Level:

Yarn Used: For Shawl: Garnstudio DROPS Kid-Silk (75% Mohair/25% Silk); .9 oz/25 g [230 yds/210 m] per ball: 2 balls in color #05 Heather; for Scarf: Elann.com Silken Kydd (70% Super Kid Mohair/30% Silk; .9 oz/25 g [232 yds/212 m] per ball: 1 ball in #07 Baked Apple.

Gauge(s):
Pattern Gauge: 16 sts = approx 20 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Lace patt, blocked. 
Yarn Label Gauge and Information: A 2-ply/lace weight yarn in a kid mohair and silk blend with a gauge of 23 sts = 30 rows = 4" [10 cm] on size 4 [3.5 mm] needles.

Total Yardage Required: 460 yds [420 m] for shawl version; 230 yds [210 m] for scarf.

Some suggested yarn substitutes to try:
For mohair/silk blends, as shown: Rowan Kidsilk Haze, Knitpicks Aloft, Madil Yarns Kid Seta, Cascade Yarns Kid Seta, Debbie Bliss Party Angel. Pattern would also work with a merino wool with excellent stitch definition.
If you have a yarn substitute to suggest for this project, email us!

Knitting Needles Used: Size 9 [5.5 mm] needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE.

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