Alegranza Shawl - Knitting
Contains:
- Illustrated knitting tutorial
- 2 tutorials with photos
- Diagrams
- One size
- Intermediate difficulty level
Description
Alegranza is a small island on the Canary archipelago, uninhabited a heaven for birds and with dry vegetation. It is a very special place and very yellow. I made the main version in yellow-green colour and a complementary version in golden yellow!
This Alegranza shawl is also special. It looks complicated but in fact it is a lace shawl for beginners, very easy to knit. You start with a garter tab cast on (a tuto is joined to the pattern) and then you work the lace pattern, which is easy to memorize and knit. After making few swatches I selected a lace pattern found in a Barbara Walker book (Eyelet Puff). It is a little bumpy and you cannot make it lie completely flat, except for the last row. So, the pattern starts closed like flower bud and finishes open like mature flower. I love it. I chose one of my favourite edgings, classical and easy to memorize. For fun, and to help to follow the rows, I have added some beads. The shawl is lightweight, graceful and feminine. The perfect piece to bring on a journey! In the main version the motifs are staggered; in the complementary version the motifs are centered one on top of the other.
Materials you need at home:
Size 1 size: wingspan - 135cm (53in) ; depth - 36cm (14in)
Gauge 10 cm x 10 cm (4 in x 4 in): 18 sts and 19 rows with 3.75 mm (US 5) needles and lace yarn through lace pattern, after blocking.
Needles and Hook 3.75 mm (US 5) circular needle 80 cm (31 in).
0,6 mm or 0,7 mm hooYarn The shawl is knitted with lace yarn. The model is adaptable to a heavier yarn, as long as it can be strongly blocked (avoid acrylic).