Woodlawn

Woodlawn is a cozy, worsted weight shawl that is knitted sideways in one piece. The long, slim shape can be styled in a variety of ways as a shawl or a scarf. Although the border edge looks knitted on, those elegant lacy stitches are actually worked at the same time as the garter body. The sideways construction ensures that there is plenty of action to keep your interest as you work your way across the rows, including a delicate Van Dyke lace panel edged with double yarn overs, a neat wrap-around garter selvedge and decorative slipped stitches framing a garter stitch body. 

New lace knitters will enjoy the familiarity of knitting with worsted weight while learning a variety of easy-to-memorize traditional lace patterns which are often incorporated into border designs. Anyone looking for a project that is very easy to pick up and knit without having to look at charts for the most part will appreciate what a relaxing knit Woodlawn is.

The dimensions and yardage range quoted below refer to a Woodlawn worked at the pattern, which is long enough to wrap around your neck but still wide enough to give ample shoulder coverage. But if you would like a custom length, that is easily adjustable; full instructions are provided, including how work with limited yardage by using a digital scale to ensure that you don’t run out of yarn.

Although Woodlawn is shown in worsted weight, it may be worked in lighter weights as well. The design will work well with a variety of yarn choices—tonal and slightly variegated hand-dyed yarns as well as heathers, tweeds or solids.

The Woodlawn pattern includes both charts and full written out instructions for those of you who prefer not to use charts.

SKILL LEVEL    

Advanced Beginner

FINISHED SIZE     

76 x 15” (193 x 38 cm), adjustable

YARN WEIGHT

Worsted

YARDAGE          

Approximately 580-630 yards (526-594 m)

YARN

Universal Deluxe Worsted Tweed Superwash; 90% Wool, 7% Acrylic, 3% Viscose; Raisin colorway,

Woolstok Worsted, 100% Wool, Driftwood colorway

NEEDLES         

US Size 7 (4.5 mm) circular, 24” (60 cm) long

US Size 9 (5.5 mm) straight, double pointed or circular, for bind off

NOTIONS         

2 stitch markers, blocking supplies, tapestry needle to weave in ends, digital scale (optional)

GAUGE              

4.25 sts = 1” (2.5 cm) garter stitch, blocked. Note that gauge is not critical but will affect the finished size and yardage requirements. 

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