Leilani Shawl

Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: one size

Gauge: 21 sts and 52 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Garter st after wet blocking

Materials

Yarn: Frida Fuchs Hosenmatz 4ply (100% Merino Superwash; 437 yards [400 meters]/100 grams): Wacholderbeere (1 skein)

Needles: US size 2½ (3.0 mm) 60” circular

Notions: Tapestry needle

Special Stitches

Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Sewn Bind-Off

Break a length of yarn that is 3 times longer than the length of the bind-off edge and thread through a tapestry needle.

Step 1: Insert tapestry needle through the first 2 sts on LH needle as if to purl 2 together and pull tapestry needle with thread through.

Step 2: Insert tapestry needle back through first st as if to knit and pull thread through. Slip this sts off LH needle.

Rep Steps 1-2 until all sts are bound off.

Pattern Notes

This pattern is worked flat from the top down starting with a garter-tab cast-on. The lace section is fully charted.

Pattern

CO 5 sts.

Knit 11 rows. After last row rotate work 90 degrees clockwise. Pick up and knit 5 sts from the garter ridges. Pick up and knit 5 sts from cast-on edge. (15 sts)

Row 1 (WS): K2, yo, knit to 2 sts before end, yo, k2. (2 sts inc’d)

Row 2 (RS): K2, yo, k1tbl, knit to 3 sts before end, k1tbl, yo, k2. (2 sts inc’d)

Rep Rows 1-2 until there are 257 sts on needles, ending with a WS row.

Begin lace edge.

Row 1 (RS): K2, yo, work from chart, yo, k2. (2 sts inc)

Row 2 (WS): K2, yo, k1tbl, work from chart, k1tbl, yo, k2. (2 sts inc)

Cont working Rows 1-2 until all 26 rows from chart are worked once.

Knit 8 rows.

BO all sts using Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Sewn Bind-Off.

Finishing

Weave in all ends.

Wet block aggressively into crescent shape.