Basket of Flowers by Kimberly Gintar

Basket of Flowers

Knitting
July 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
18 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needles
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
860 yards (786 m)
34“/87 cm deep and 68“/173 cm wide
English German
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The pattern includes both written directions and charts.
I just love flowers and Estonian knitted lace, so what would be better than to combine the two in a lace basket of flowers to wear around my shoulders during those cold winter months. Although the stitch pattern looks very intricate, this triangle shawl is quite easy to knit. I have included picture tutorials describing the more
complicated stitches within the pattern. Enjoy my Basket of Flowers.

As with knitted lace, this design has patterning on the right side only, which allows for a rest row.

Approximate Finished Dimensions:34“/87 cm deep and 68“/173 cm wide.

Skill Level: intermediate.

Yarn: Fingering weight yarn in 2 colors totally approximately 852 yards (780 m). Shown in (blue/brown) 2 skeins (each 426/390 m) of hand-dyed merino/ silk by Nicole C. Méndez in the colorways Rittersporn and Korb.
http://nicolecmendez.etsy.com
Also shown in (purple/dark grey) 4 skeins Geilsk Bomuld og uld ,(2 skeins -464.0 yards/424.3m of each color) http://www.yarnoverberlin.de/de/

Needles: 32” or longer US 5 /3.75 mm and US 7/4.5mm.

Notions: Stitch markers, waste yarn for a
possible lifeline and darning needle to weave in ends.

Gauge: 18 sts/4 inches in stockinette stitch after washing and blocking.

A big thank you to my testers: Yvonne Eyer, Chonita Olivas, Nicole C. Méndez, Beth Mazanec, Uta Warten, Cathy Hodge, Pam Scriber, Lindsay Kutrybala and Kathryn Kutrybala.