Tina Shawl

This is a Shetland-style square shawl using traditional Shetland lace patterns. The construction is simple — a central square is knit, then stitches are picked up all around and worked on circular needles, after which the lace edging is added. Recommended for Advanced Intermediate or Experienced knitters.

Recommended yarn:

Any fine laceweight or cobweb yarn suitable for fine lace knitting. The pattern was originally designed for Artisan NZ Merino Lace Weight yarn (20 g skein = 300 m: 6 skeins, or approx. 1800 m).

Finished size:

Approx. 52 inches square

Needles:

4 mm (US 6) needles

3.5 mm (US 4) 24-inch circular needles

3.5 mm (US 4) double-pointed needles

or sizes needed to obtain gauge