Beech Leaf Shawl

This graceful shawl features the beautiful beech leaf lace pattern and is designed for two weights of yarn, a fingering or laceweight.

Stitches are cast on for the bottom edge and rows become shorter as decreases at the centre panel and side edges create a triangular shape. Lace is worked on one side only, except for lines of faggotting. At the end, stitches are picked up around all edges and a simple picot-point lace edging is worked. Recommended for Intermediate to Advanced lace knitters.

Recommended yarns:

Fingering: Approximately 760 m fingering-weight yarn (our sample worked in a 50% wool, 30% silk, 20% nylon blend;
50 g / 160 m)

Zephyr Laceweight (50% merino, 50% Tussah silk) each ball approx. 2 oz / 630 yds

Finished sizes:

Fingering: 72 inches across top and 33 inches deep

Laceweight: 80 inches across top and 39 inches deep

Needles:

Fingering: 4 mm (US 6) 32-inch circular needles

Laceweight: 3.5 mm (US 4) 32-inch circular needles

or sizes needed to obtain gauge