Contains:
- Written and charted pattern
- Instructions in English
- US Imperial and metric measurements
- Suitable for the intermediate to advanced knitter
- Gauge is not critical in this design. In the sample shawl 22 sts / 25 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) over Sand Dune Lace, knitted on smaller needles and measured after blocking.
- Digital PDF has 4 pages (letter size).
Materials you need at home:
- 100 g / 405 m (443 yds) Merino/Nylon Sock by Eternity Ranch Yarns [75% Merino wool, 25% nylon] in “Sea Side”. Substitute any fingering weight yarn for a similar result.
- Size 4 mm (US 6) / 80 cm (32 inch) circular needles.
- Size 4.5 mm (US 7) / 80 cm (32 inch) circular needles (for bind-off only).
- Yarn needle
- stitch markers (optional)
Zeezicht is a semi-circle Pi shawl, filled with sea and beach lace patterns. Inspired by the colors in the lovely Eternity Ranch sock yarn used, this design is truly eye-catching. This design will also make solid colored yarns shine!
Zeezicht is worked from the top-down and is started with a garter stitch tab. The lace is patterned on the right side only. The instructions are both charted and written out.
Size and finished measurements: One size: span width of 146 cm (57 ½ inches) and a depth of 54 cm (21 ¼ inches), measured after blocking. This shawl can however easily be adjusted in size.
Difficulty level: This half-circle shawl is knit from the top down, starting with a garter tab cast-on. Stitches used include knit, purl, yo, m1, skp, k2tog, as well as a double decrease. This pattern is suitable for the intermediate to advanced 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.