Silverlake

Peacefulness and gentleness translated into knitting. The soothing simplicity of Silverlake is the perfect escape from chaos and stress. Most of the shawl is simply knitting every row with a very easy center detail. Graceful and easily-memorized lace adorns the bottom edge. Silverlake is perfect for picking up at the end of a long, hard day and letting the stitches ease away the noise of the world.

Silverlake is begun from a garter tab. Increases are worked to create a modified triangle shape that grows width-wise much faster than depth-wise. This gives a lovely, wide shawl that easily curves and drapes around your shoulders without becoming excessively deep.

SIZES

One size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Wingspan: 65 inches / 162.5 cm

Depth: 22 inches / 55 cm

YARN

For a one-color shawl:
6 skeins Heritage DK by North Bay Fiber Co in the color natural.

Or 825 yards / 754 meters DK weight yarn.

For a two-color shawl:
4 skeins Heritage DK by North Bay Fiber Co in your body color and
2 skeins Heritage DK by North Bay Fiber Co in your border color.

Or 594 yards / 543 meters DK weight yarn in your body color and
270 yards / 247 meters DK weight yarn in your border color.

NEEDLES

One 40-inch (100 cm) US size 6 (4.0 mm) (or size needed to obtain gauge) circular knitting needle.

NOTIONS

One stitch marker and a tapestry needle.

GAUGE

21 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in garter stitch on US size 6 (4.0 mm) needles.

SKILL LEVEL & SKILLS REQ’D

Very easy

Increase (m1L & m1R), work lace patterning (ssk, k2tog, yo).