Contains:
- Written and charted pattern
- Instructions in English
- US Imperial and metric measurements
- Suitable for the intermediate knitter
- Links to tutorials by the designer for techniques used
- Gauge Gauge is not critical in this design. For the sample shawl 11 sts / 24 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) over stockinette, knitted on smaller needles and measured after blocking.
- Digital PDF has 4 pages (letter size)
Materials you need at home:
- Yarn 420 m (459 yds)/ 150 g Woolly Hugs Bobbel Mohair (45% Acrylic, 40% Nylon, 15% Mohair; 420 m (459 yds)/ 150 g) in “203 Green”. Substitute any worsted weight mohair-type yarn with long color changes for a similar result.
- Size 5 mm (US 8) / 80 cm (32 inches) circular needles
- Size 5.5 mm (US 9) knitting needle (for bind-off only).
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers to use in between lace repeats (optional)
Green Madeira is a semi-circle Pi shawl, designed for the gorgeous gradient yarn used. While this version is made in a mohair type yarn, any worsted weight gradient yarn would make a lovely shawl with this design!
Green Madeira is worked from the top-down and is started with a garter stitch tab. The lace is patterned on both right and wrong side rows. The instructions for the lace are, of course, both charted and fully written out.
Size and finished measurements: Finished dimensions of the sample shawl: span width of 172 cm (67 ¾ inches) and a depth of 63 cm (24 ¾ inches), measured after blocking.
Difficulty level: Green Madeira is a half-circle shawl, knit from the top down and starting with a garter tab cast-on. Lace patterning is worked on both RS and WS rows. Stitches used include knit, purl, yo, m1, skp, k2tog, and p2tog. This pattern is suitable for the intermediate knitter.
Susanne Visch
How lovely to meet you! I’m Susanne Visch and I live in the Netherlands. Not only the country of tulips, cheese, and windmills but also of Dutch Design.
I find it important to provide user-friendly instructions for interesting patterns. In most cases, my patterns feature both written and charted instructions, with detailed explanations of the techniques used.