Spruce Forest

CONSTRUCTION 

This shawl is worked in three parts. The first is the central lace triangle, which begins at the bottom tip with 3 stitches and is increased as it is worked towards the top of triangle. After completion of central triangle, stitches are picked up along the diagonal side edges to work a lace edging. Finally, you will resume knitting across the live stitches at the top of triangle, picking up additional stitches from the side borders, to work the top border.

GAUGE

• Working Gauge: 18 stitches and 22½ rows = 4″ in Spruce Forest Lace Pattern with Size A needle; measurement taken before blocking
• Finished Gauge: 16 stitches and 33 rows = 4″ in Spruce Forest Lace Pattern with Size A needle; measurement taken from relaxed fabric after moderate lace-blocking

NEEDLES

• Size A needle: 32″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge; designer recommends wood or bamboo needles with tapered points
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 61½” wingspan; 35″ height from center-top to tip of triangle; measurements taken from relaxed sample after lace-blocking

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

YARDAGE

• Approximately 770 yards of fingering weight wool yarn

YARN

• 3 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool; 275 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Snowbound

23 May 2012

Row 7 of Side Border Chart: the Spine Stitch was originally listed as a double decrease. This was corrected and the symbol is now a plain knit stitch.

27 February 2012

Page 3, top of second column: changed “Work Rows 1-41 of Setup Chart” to “Work Rows 1-42 of Setup Chart.”