New Pattern: Lilac Leaves Shawl

23 October, 2015
Posted by Felicia Lo

After months of test knitting, re-knitting, and more test knitting, we launched my Lilac Leaves shawl pattern at TNNA last weekend. It’s a lovely little top-down semi-circular shawl that is really easy to knit and modify. Knit with just one skein of CashSilk Lace, it features a quick stockinette body section and then finishes with a border of lace in the Lilac Leaves pattern.

Lilac Leaves knit by Brigid Zurock, in Silk Crush (Black Plum)

Our test knitters made up their samples in laceweights including CashSilk Lace and Merino Silk Lace as well as fingering/sock weight yarns. The pattern worked well for the different yarn weights… they just resulted in different looks and feels… I need to take a photo of Evelien’s massive version in Merino Silk Lace. It’s simply gorgeous and huge and all Lettuce Wrap-y green.

In this case, Brigid reduced the number of lace repeats and used a heavy fingering weight yarn (our Silk Crush) to make a shawlette that’s perfect as a neck scarf.

The pattern is available as a 6-page PDF download with both written and charted instructions here on Ravelry or on our website here.