Four Season Shawls - Autumn
Polku (Path)

Sometimes lifes path turns from mental mesh fence to unfenced lace. Imagine your own path and colours while knitting this crescent shaped shawl.

Four Season shawls are the result of a long “quest for crescent”, where I wanted to eliminate the often appearing “bump” in the upper edge. Also the tips of the shawls don’t curl at all or very little.

There are four sizes, which all have their own charts. The pattern is very detailed and user friendly. For example the beginning is explained with pictures and video. I’ve also tried to explain each step in detail for less experienced knitters.

Yarns used in sample shawls are West Yorkshire Spinners Exquisite Lace, Isager Highland Wool and Wollelfe Merino Pure (discontinued). Prepare with extra meterage - there are no instructions to switching to a smaller size in the middle of a project.

The lace is created with quite basic lace knitting skills: k, p, k2tog, ssk, yo, centered 2-stitch decrease and twist to right/left. The shaping is made with: kyok, make 1 right/left, make 1 purled st right/left. Wrong side rows are purled, with shaping in the ends.

The repeat is 16 sts. The pattern forms elements that can be remembered without looking to the pattern as you knit. Some rows in the parts with more lace, might need more attention to the pattern.

Note that I knit in continental style, if it makes difference.

Materials:

• yarn (fingering weight)
• needles: 4 mm, 4,5 mm or 5 mm (US 6, 7 or 8)
• needles for bind off: 5 mm, 5,5 mm or 6 mm (US 8, 9 or 10)
• short scrap yarn/thin ribbon (for start, not obligatory)
• crochet hook (for start, not obligatory)
• darning needle (for weaving in yarn ends)
• blocking mats and lots of sewing pins