Eirwen by Holly Chayes

Eirwen

Knitting
October 2012
Lace ?
30 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in washed and blocked stockinette stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
1600 yards (1463 m)
48 inches (122 cm) in diameter, blocked
English
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Breathe. Sit. Knit.
This shawl is simple and meditative, but not boring. The lace pattern is small, easy to memorize, and easy to knit. The stockinette rows make great resting rounds and sections. The colorwork is all just stripes, so you’re only ever working with one yarn at a time.
But together, the lace, the stockinette, the striping, combine to create a spectacular shawl.

Yarn Note:
MC: 950 yards (868 meters), lace weight
Shown in: Madelinetosh, “Tosh Lace”; 1 skein, 950 yards (868 meters)/skein, colorway ‘citrus’
CC: 650 yards (594 meters), lace weight
Shown in: Sweet Georgia, “Merino Silk Lace”; 1 skein, 765 yards (700 meters)/skein, colorway ‘dutch’

Skills Used:
casting on
binding off
knitting
working in the round on circulars and DPNs
working with two colors of yarn in stripes
k2tog
ssk
sk2p
yo
weaving in ends
blocking lace