Weldon’s Irish Lace Shawl

This shawl is wide and relatively narrow in depth, so you can wrap it around your shoulders or scarflike around your neck without too much bulk. The result reminds me of lace curtains in an Irish kitchen.

Materials

Yarn; The Fibre Co. Meadow, 40% merino/25% llama/20% silk/15% linen yarn, laceweight, 545 yard (498.3 m)/100 gram (3.5 oz) hank, 1 hank of Queen Anne’s Lace

Needles: size 6 (4 mm), 32 inches (80 cm) circ

Finished size: 72 inches (182.9 cm) wide by 11½ inches (29.2 cm) deep at the center, after blocking.

Gauge: 24 sts and 30 rows = 4 inches (10.2 cm) in unblocked garter stitch; 18 sts and 28 rows = 4 inches (10.2 cm) in blocked garter stitch; 36 rows (three 12-st reps) of the Irish Lace Chart measure about 4¾ inches (12 cm) high, blocked; exact gauge is not critical for this project.

Originally published in PieceWork Spring 2019.

About Carolyn Wyborny: Since her family was traditional, in that all the women did needlework, Carolyn Wyborny has been crocheting, knitting, and tatting since she was very young. She works as a software engineer for a large high-tech company but spends most of her free time coding up knit and crochet designs. She lives with her husband, two children, and several pets.

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