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I found this vintage yarn with a sparkly highlight in it at a local thrift store and knew it needed a special pattern to show off the metallic glint. I decided on a motif with dropped stitches that resemble rows of eyes joined by little columns of small cables. Iwien means “to reveal; to disclose; to bring before the eyes” in Old English.

Difficulty - Easy

Skills used - Knit, purl, increasing, decreasing, drop stitches

Sizes - One size

Finished measurements
Width: 71 cm / 28 inches
Height: 264 cm / 104 inches

Gauge – blocked
12 stitches and 16 Rows = 5 cm / 2 inches in lace stitch pattern on US 6 (4 mm) needles

Approximate yardage
est. 438 g / 15.5 oz.

Yarn
Bouquet Opera 50 g (1 ¾ oz), 9 balls. Colour 8240 – Red with sliver metallic. Any currently available Fingering or Light Sport (#2) yarn with similar yardage may be substituted.

Needles - US 6 (4 mm) circular, 56 cm /22” long, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions - Stitch markers, cable needle, tapestry needle