Paddock Shawl

CONSTRUCTION

• The shawl is worked from the top center outwards, beginning with a garter tab. It uses traditional half Pi Shawl construction (Elizabeth Zimmermann’s method) and is shaped using concentric sections of increases. As the radius of the shawl is doubled, so is the length of the curved perimeter.

GAUGE

Laceweight Version:

• 24 stitches & 33 rows = 4″ in chart patterns, after blocking

Fingering Version:

• 20 stitches & 26 rows = 4″ in chart patterns, after blocking

Note: Finished gauge will vary once shawl is blocked into circular shape.

NEEDLES

Laceweight Version:

• One each 16″ and 40″ circular needles in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3¼ mm (US 3)

Fingering Version:

• One each 16″ and 40″ circular needles in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3¾ mm (US 5)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

Laceweight Version:

• 28″ [71 cm] tall; 56″ [142 cm] wide

Fingering Version:

• 27″ [68.5 cm] tall; 54″ [137 cm] wide 


Measurements taken from relaxed fabric after lace blocking.

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

YARDAGE

Laceweight Version:

• 1200 total yards of laceweight wool yarn

Fingering Version:

• 1075 total yards of fingering weight wool yarn  

YARN

Laceweight Version:

• 3 skeins Brooklyn Tweed Vale (100% American Rambouillet Wool; 450 yards/50 grams)
• Photographed in color Arabesque

Fingering Version:

• 4 skeins Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 275 yards/50 grams)
• Photographed in color Bale

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

• Felted Join
• Icelandic Bind Off