The yarn used for the body of this shawl brings candy canes to mind, or “zuurstokken”, as they’re called in Dutch, the kind you might buy at a fair. Knit sideways on the bias, the shawl forms a shallow, asymmetrical triangle that’s perfect for wearing as an elegant scarf. The pairing of garter stitch in a self-striping yarn with simple lace offers the best of both worlds: Soothing simplicity and delicate detail.

The pattern contains both fully written out and charted instructions for the lace.

Difficulty level
The lace in this pattern is worked on both RS and WS rows. Stitches used include knit, purl, yo, k2tog, p2tog, skp, kfb, and pfb.

This pattern is therefor suitable for the intermediate knitter.

Yarn
Alize Superwash Artisan (75% Merino, 25% Nylon; 420 m (459 yds) / 100 g) in the following colors:

C1: 210 m (230 yds) / 50 g in color 9003
C2: 420 m (459 yds) / 100 g in color 44

Substitute any self-striping fingering weight yarn for C1 and any solid or tonal colored fingering weight yarn for C2 for a similar result.

For help with or questions about this pattern, you’re welcome in the designer’s group: La Visch Designs.

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