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| Project Type | Shawls |
|---|---|
| Collections | Farm & Fiber Knits Summer 2026 Issue |
| Yardage | 900 |
| Fiber | Wool |
| Weight | Fingering |
| Techniques | Lace |
| Author | Meg Swansen |
| Format | Project/Pattern |
| Additional Items | Download Flyer |
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LoginThe body of this lace-edged blanket is based on Elizabeth Zimmermann’s garter-stitch baby blanket. Knitted in thick wool, it produces a proper blanket, but I dressed it up a bit, knitting it in Shetland jumper-weight wool and adding a lace edging from Barbara Abbey’s book Knitting Lace. The finished object could begin its life as a baby or lap blanket, then be washed and severely blocked to bloom into a lovely shawl, as shown here.
YARN Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift (100% Shetland wool; 115 yd [105 m]/7/8 oz [25 g]; fingering weight): #1300 Aubretia, 8 balls.
NEEDLES Size 8 (5 mm): 24" (60 cm) circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
NOTIONS Removable markers (m); spare size 8 (5 mm) or smaller 24" (60 cm) cir needle; waste yarn for provisional CO; tapestry needle.
GAUGE 13 sts and 26 rows = 4" (10 cm) in garter st.
FINISHED SIZE 42" (106.5 cm) square.
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