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Diamonds
& Flowers Shawl
PATTERN DETAILS
RELEASE DATE:
September 2002.
First
Prize Winner at Taos Wool Festival 2002!
DESCRIPTION:
This is a pattern for a triangular or square shawl that can be made in a
wide range of sizes. The directions are both written and charted, so you
can use whichever style you prefer, or try both. The version in the photo
at left is a triangular, dressy, shoulder shawl of cashmere that can be
knotted in front or be worn with a shawl pin or dressy pin to fasten the
front. The pattern can also easily be made larger or smaller. If made in a
square shape, it can be worn folded in half diagonally. The pattern also
makes a lovely lace tablecloth, and in the smallest size it’s a
wonderfully lacy "handkerchief" that could be used as a dressy
touch in a blazer breast pocket or as a lovely addition to a bride’s
wedding day ensemble – as a lacy handkerchief tucked into her purse or
trimming her bouquet.
I call it "diamonds" for the diamond shapes in
the diagonal border, and "flowers" for the small 4-petaled
shapes in the center of the shawl – they remind me of the tiny
forget-me-not flower. A friend suggested that an alternate name for the
shawl pattern would be "A Girl’s Best Friends", since diamonds
and flowers might be considered to be a girl’s best friends!
SIZE:
The shawl can be made almost any size you like, for example
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Triangle –
The shawl in the photo is 57 inches wide at the front edge by 23
inches deep from the center of the front edge to the back corner. It
can be made larger or smaller as you desire.
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Square –
Any size from handkerchief size (about 13 inches square) to as large
as you like (shawl size to tablecloth size or larger).
SKILL REQUIRED:
Intermediate-Advanced.
MATERIALS:
YARN:
A fine lace-weight yarn or thread in a solid, heathered, or
subtlely multi-hued color. For a shawl, choose cashmere or alpaca for
an especially luxurious feel, or any other lovely laceweight fiber in
wool, mohair, cotton, linen, silk, rayon, tencil, or blend. For a
"handkerchief" or tablecloth, any of those same fibers can
work, but I recommend a less "fuzzy" fiber than mohair.
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Triangle
Shape Yardage – About 400 yards for the model shawl shown. I
used 1 skein of "Cashmere America" 2 ply cashmere (437
yards in a 50 gram ball).
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Square
Shape Yardage – Approximately double the yardage for a
similarly sized triangle shape. A "handkerchief" size
using the same size needles will use approximately 105 yards.
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NEEDLES: U.S.
Size 6 circular or straight needles long enough to hold many stitches,
or needle size appropriate to achieve gauge – the larger the shawl
you want to make, the longer the needle you will need, but a 24-inch
circular needle is suitable for almost any sized shawl. I prefer to
use a circular needle (even though the project is worked entirely back
and forth) because the YOs at each edge of the diamond borders create
angles in each row, and it’s easier to see your work’s progress on
the flexible cable of a circular needle.
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MISCELLANEOUS:
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Darning needle to weave in ends.
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End of round stitch marker
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Large 2-hole button and 2-6 beads, all with
holes large enough for I-cord to fit through (either purchased or, as
those in the photo are, made of polymer clay and baked in your home
oven)
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1 safety
pin or other removable marker
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2 ring
stitch markers
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Darning
needle
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Rustproof
pins
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Ruler
and measuring tape
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Large
blocking surface
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Electric
fan (optional but recommended)
GAUGE:
Not particularly important, but looser
than you’d prefer for a stockinette stitch sweater. In garter
stitch mine is about 22 stitches per 4 inches unstretched and
about 16 stitches per 4 inches after blocking.
How to Buy Pattern
 left
corner of square
top corner of square
right corner of square
bottom corner of square or triangle
left corner of triangle
right corner of triangle
 small square being blocked
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