Lace Panel Shawl

AUTUMN LEAVES SHAWL

Designed by Anna Stoklosa

The golden hues of autumn inspired this free-form shawl, composed of individual leaves in a one-of-a-kind design.

Intermediate

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Shawl width Approx 52"/132cm Shawl length Approx 34"/86cm Large leaf Approx 8"/20.5cm square Medium leaf Approx 6 x 7"/15 x 18cm Small leaf Approx 5 x 6"/12.5 x 15cm

MATERIALS

• 4 3½oz/100g skeins (each approx 328yd/300m) of Noro Silk Garden Sock (wool/silk/nylon/mohair) in #S421 Hokuto • One pair size 6 (4mm) needles, OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE • Stitch holders

GAUGE

18 sts and 23 rows to 4"/10cm over St st using size 6 (4mm) needles. TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE.

NOTE

The shawl uses a total of 54 leaves with 18 leaves in each of the 3 leaf sizes. The leaves are laid out in a random fashion.

SHAWL

Large Leaf (make 18) Cast on 7 sts. Row 1 (WS) Purl. Row 2 Sl 1, [yo, k1] 6 times—13 sts. Rows 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 Purl. Row 4 Sl 1, [yo, k1] 12 times—25 sts. Row 6 Sl 1, [k3, yo, k1, yo] 5 times, k4—35 sts. Row 8 Sl 1, k4, [yo, k1, yo, k5] 5 times—45 sts. Row 10 Sl 1, k5, [yo, k1, yo, k2, k3tog, k2] 4 times, yo, k1, yo, k6—47 sts. Row 12 K2tog, k5, yo, k1, yo, k7, [yo, k1, yo, k2, k3tog, k2] twice, yo, k1, yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k5, k2tog—51 sts. Row 13 P2tog, p to last 2 sts, p2tog—49 sts. Row 14 K2tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, k9, [yo, k1, yo, k7] twice, yo, k1, yo, k9, yo, k1, yo, k4, k2tog—57 sts.

Leaf tip 1 Row 1 (WS) P2tog, p11; turn work, leaving rem sts on hold. Row 2 Bind off 2 sts, k3 (4 sts on RH needle), yo, k1, yo, k3, k2tog—11 sts.