Scarf or Shawl with a Center Pattern by Jane Sowerby

Scarf or Shawl with a Center Pattern

Knitting
November 2006
Lace ?
26 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
500 yards (457 m)
20" x 58"
English

Pattern Description from Victorian Lace Today: “Mrs. Gaugain give several extremely simple patterns for shawls. This one is in faggoting - the basis of all lace knitting. The rectangle could be as big as you like - just cast on more stitches.”

Difficulty: Easy Lace

Measurements: 20” x 58”

Yarn Weight/Yardage: #2 Fine Weight / 500 yds

Yarn & Colorway: ROWAN Kidsilk Haze 3 balls in 605 Smoke

Needles:

  • 4.5mm/US 7 circular needles, or size to obtain gauge, 60cm (24”) or longer
  • Two 4mm/US 6 double-pointed needles

Notions:

  • Stitch markers
  • Blunt needle
  • Small amount smooth yarn for cast on

Note: To lengthen (shorten), add (subtract) 6 repeats of Chart A for each Border repeat on long sides. To widen (or narrow), add (or subtract) two repeats of Chart A for each Border repeat on short sides.

Pages: 16-17