Sugar and Slice

This light, airy shawl in three sizes (petite/medium/tall) features a delicate, textured stitch pattern that works up well in laceweight yarns. Concentrated increases and decreases within the motif contribute to its dramatic shaping and self-scalloping lines, which are emphasized here by striping with contrasting colors. The shawl is worked in one piece and may be knit with a single colorway or gradient yarn if desired.

Sample knit in Bare Naked Wools Fresh Lace, color A and Zen Yarn Garden Serenity Silk +, color B Peach Harvest

Suggested Yarns:

 Yak + Silk Lace, Modern Deco Lace, Shetlandia Fingering, Jacob Fingering, Kent Lace, Fresh Lace, Better Breakfast Fingering, Stone Soup Fingering, or any soft lace or light fingering yarn with 125 to 175 yards per ounce. Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size, drape, and yardage requirements.

Finished Size:

approximately 56(68, 80) inches across top edge and 22(26, 30) inches in length at center back (stretched and blocked)

Yarn Requirements:

 275(350, 500) yards each of Color A (Cream) and Color B (shown here in peach)

Gauge:

26 sts and 36 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger needle (unblocked)

21 sts and 33 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger needle (washed and blocked)

Needles:

size 4US (3.5 mm) or size to obtain correct gauge

size 3US (3.25 mm) or .25 mm smaller than gauge needle