Bridgewater

CONSTRUCTION

• The shawl begins with a central square worked flat on the bias, with the first half of the square shaped with increases and the second half of the square shaped with decreases. Stitches for the outer frame are picked up around the outside of the central square and worked outwards. The lace edging is worked back and forth and joined to the live shawl stitches as it progresses.

GAUGE

• 21 stitches & 42 rows (21 ridges) = 4″ in garter stitch after blocking

NEEDLES

• One 32” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge
• Suggested size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 42½” x 42½” [108 cm x 108 cm] square after blocking
• Measurements take from relaxed fabric after blocking.

Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.

YARDAGE

• 1500 yards of laceweight wool yarn

YARN

• 4 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Vale (100% American Rambouillet wool; 450 yards/50 grams)
• Photographed in color Hammock

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

• Provisional Cast On (Crocheted directly onto knitting needle)
• Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)

Current Pattern: v2.0

13 September 2012: (Version 1.1):

On the chart legend, the symbol definition for the K2tog symbol was expanded to include WS instructions. It now reads “Knit 2 together on RS; Purl 2 together on WS decreasing 1 stitch (K2tog/P2tog)”