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Description:  Concentric lace semi-circles make up this amazing shawl design.  The lace pattern is quickly memorized, so you can relax and enjoy the feel of the yarn gliding through your fingers as the pattern emerges.

Level:  Intermediate  (double decreases, yarn overs)

Size:  28" wide (tip to tip) x 15.5" high (measured at center)

Materials: 

• 1 ball ea. of 5 colors  of Crystal Palace Panda Silk (choose from color combinations below)
  

  	Coastal	Shades of Gray	Purple Passion	Green Calm	Fire Berry
  A	3204 Natural	3204 Natural	3006 Berry Smoothie	3005 Bamboo Green	3038 Mango
  B	3008 Mint Cream	3053 Pearl Gray	3032 Byzantium	5138 Spring Greens	5201 Firebird
  C	3024 Aquarium	3014 Pewter	3057 Rich Purple	5219 Jungle Calm	3033 Mars Red
  D	3036 Ocean	4014 Granite Tones	5109 Treasure Chest	3041 Morgan Green	3032 Byzantium
  E	5140 Blue Lagoon	3202 Jet Black	3043 Purple Magic	5209 Green Glade	5206 Very Berry

  
  
• CPY Bamboo Needles: 26" circular size 5 (3.75 mm) (or size needed to get close to gauge)
• 2 stitch markers
• Tapestry needle

Gauge is approximate:  Very gently flatten your swatch before measuring, but do not block. 2 repeats (20 stitches) & 24 rows equal approx. 3 in. wide & 3 inches long

 

Abbreviations:  dd - double centered decrease: slip 2 stitches together knitwise, k1, pass the two slipped stitches over; K - knit; P - purl; pm - place marker; sm - slip marker; st(s) - stitch(es); yo - yarn over; ( ) - repeat the instructions inside the parentheses the number of times listed

 

Lace Pattern: 10 st, 12 row repeat (see chart below)

Right side rows 1, 3, 5: k5, sm, k6, (yo, dd, yo, k7), yo, dd, yo, k6, sm, k5

All wrong side rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12: k5, sm, P all sts until next marker, sm, k5

Right side rows 7, 9, 11: k5, sm, k1, (yo, dd, yo, k7), yo, dd, yo, k1, sm, k5

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Follow table instructions:

 

   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 

 

 

Bind off loosely using 2 stitch I-cord as follows:

k2 sts, slip the 2 sts purlwise back to left needle.

(k1, K next 2 sts together, slip 2 sts back to left needle), end k2 together.

 

Finishing: Weave in all ends and lightly steam the edges. Do not block: The natural pucker of the lace pattern adds texture and character to the shawl.

 

Chart for Lace Pattern:

 

Designer Sue Mixer lives on a cliff over looking a small lake three miles from Lake Michigan. She takes much of her inspiration from this wondrous view of Mother Nature, as she transforms the yarn into beautiful sunsets, rainbows, butterflies flitting about or the falling leaves of autumn. She can be contacted on Ravelry as SueMixer.

 

 

November 2015