Sido by Lis Smith

Sido

Knitting
February 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
One Size
English Finnish

Sido features two simple lace motifs: a chevron stitch with strong linear lines and a softer, leaf-like stitch. The two different patterns flow naturally throughout the shawl.

SIZE
One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width: 16.25” / 41 cm.
Length: 74.5” / 186.5 cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: 5 skeins of Tones Light by Brooklyn Tweed (100% American Columbia wool, 225 yds / 206 m – 50 g), colourway Baseline Undertone (grey sample) or Zest Overtone (green sample).

Or approx. 1125 yds / 1030 m of fingering-weight yarn or any yarn you obtain gauge with.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Brooklyn Tweed Loft and Brooklyn Tweed Peerie.

Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm and US 6 / 4 mm (optional, for CO row) needles.

Notions: Cable needle, T-pins, stitch markers (optional), blocking wires (optional).

GAUGE
23 sts x 38 rows = 4” / 10 cm on US 5 / 3.75 mm needles in St St, after blocking.

24 sts x 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm on US 5 / 3.75 mm needles in Lace Patt, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
This wrap is knitted from end to end employing two beginner-friendly lace motifs. The starting edge is worked in Lace Charts A and B, transitioning to Lace Chart C for the middle section, and returning to Lace Charts A and B for the finished edge.