Accessibility statement: My patterns are easy to read and screen reader friendly. They are written in 24 point all black Arial font, with single columns and no italics. The directions are fully written out and no charts are needed to complete the patterns.
Designer’s description: A collection of six patterns celebrating the romance of shawls.
April Lady:
This sweet little shawl has a rather unique “square back” shape. The neckline curves nicely to hug your shoulders and stay in place. The pattern is written for 64 pegs, but you may make this any size you like. The shape is particularly well suited for graduate dyed yarns that are done with matching ends – where the color repeats are 1 2 3 4 3 2 1. You may see these skeins sold for making matching pairs of socks, sometimes as two skeins, or one large skein. There is an option for adding beads to the center lace column.
Loom: 3/8 inch gauge loom with 64 pegs, but any gauge and number of pegs may be used.
Bath Cotillion:
The edges of Bath Cotillion treat you two different types of lace work side by side. Together they make a striking complement to a simple garter stitch shawl. Bath Cotillion is particularly nice when two yarns are combined – one in a solid neutral color, and one in a variegated pattern. The neutral yarn helps tone down the variegated pattern, making a softer combination perfect for a romantic shawl.
Loom: 3/8 inch gauge loom with 78 pegs. 1/2 inch gauge may be substituted.
Leonie Shawl:
This sweet crescent shawl has a border of pretty lace medallions. The pattern may look a bit overwhelming, but since the lace is the same throughout, only the shaping is changing between the sections. Once you’ve made your first medallions, it will knit up nicely for you.
Loom: ½ inch gauge loom with 55 pegs
Cousin Kate:
Cousin Kate is fun little shawlette with a bit of a difference. The shaping is not the usual triangle, but a square backed shawl that hugs your shoulders, framed by a soft, romantic ruffle. Want a larger shawl? No trouble, just add yarn. Want a wider shawl? Just add rows where the pattern tells you. Have a gradient dyed yarn? This is the perfect pattern. Try a larger gauge loom, a heavier weight yarn – Cousin Kate will love it all.
Loom: ½ inch gauge loom with 45 pegs (sample size)
Other looms may be substituted.
Miss Trent:
This elegant wrap takes its influence from Shetland Lace designs. One of the joys of this type of lace is that you may make the pattern in yarns from lace weight to worsted. Traditional Shetland Lace is made with the lightest possible yarn. This shawl is written for fingering weight, but you may use lace and increase the loom gauge to 1/2 inch for a very light, ethereal shawl.
Loom: 3/8 inch gauge with 62 pegs; ½ inch gauge may also be used
Venetia:
Venetia is a large circular cape that features a beautiful panel inset in the back. The shape combines the best of a half-pi shawl with Faroese shaping. While the cape is beautiful when made in two colors, it is also easily made in just one.
Loom: ½ inch gauge loom with at least 74 pegs (CinDwood Crafts 90 peg baby afghan loom used for sample)
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