KNITmuch | Issue 07

Knitting a lace shawl using a
brushed acrylic yarn makes it
Dreamy
The Lacy Stripes Knit Shawl is a
repeat of three different stitch
patterns. Now, the skill level for
this pattern is intermediate, but I
have no doubt you’ll be able to
tackle it.
The only difficult part of this
pattern is the lace sections, and
they’re not really that bad.
The lace sections are not exactly
a 4-5 row repeat, they’re quite a
few rows of stitches in different
orders. The saving grace is the
same stitches repeat so you
become very familiar with them.
I encourage you not to be afraid
of knitting the Lacy Stripes
Knit Shawl because after all, it’s
intermediate. I thought for the
first couple rows that it was going
to be really complex, but after
those couple rows I really picked
up the knack for reading the
stitches. Once that happened I
didn’t have to think about it quite
as often and the knitting just
flowed from there.
A close up of the stitches used in
this shawl. The lace stitch carries
one knit stitch up while the rest
is in garter. There are occasion
eyelets throughout.
I don’t know what it is about
lace knit in a chunkier yarn, but I
absolutely love the look. It gives
it a classy look and adds texture
to the stitches.
While this pattern was originally
knit in the beautiful Dreamy
Stripes, I think knitting it in a
plain color really brings out the
work you’re doing with the lace
sections. If I’m taking the time to
knit a lace pattern, I make sure
the work is visible and stands out.
I want it to be the main attraction
of the garment.
On the other hand I do like
the stripes in this shawl for a
completely different reason.
If you’re a beginner knitter
interested in lace, I would
definitely give this pattern a try.
The sections of lace are broken
up by garter and stockinette
stitch, so you’ll get breaks from
the lace knitting. It’s a good
pattern to start knitting lace
because it isn’t a whole garment
made of lace, and the lace
pattern really isn’t that difficult.
It just looks intimidating when
you’re reading it, but in practice,
the Lacy Stripes Knit Shawl
pattern isn’t difficult.
Go ahead, knowing that I believe
in you and you can do it!
The pattern photo from the Red Heart website. This
was knit in Dreamy Stripes in the color Sweetdreams.
Red Heart Dreamy yarn Stripes Sweetdreams
Photo courtesy of Red Heart
A close up of the stitches used in this shawl. The
lace stitch carries one knit stitch up while the rest is
in garter. There are occasion eyelets throughout.
A look at how the pattern looks in a solid color. The
stitches stand out much more than they did in the
multicolored shawl.
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