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Tristano is a bottom-up, triangular lace shawl featuring a beautiful faux cable spine and elegant, textured stitch patterns. I was always drawn to the haunting modal melodies of medieval music. One of my favorite medieval songs is Lamento di Tristano, which was composed in honor of Tristan of Cornwall. I was inspired by this exquisite piece of music and the tragic love story of Tristan and Isolde to design this shawl. According to legend, a hazel tree and a honeysuckle grew out of their adjacent graves. The tree and the bush intertwined their branches so that the lovers could never be parted. The curves of the Tristano border stitch pattern resemble the tendrils of the honeysuckle vines and the subtle leaf motifs of the shawl body are reminiscent of the rounded leaves of the hazel tree.

Instructions are included for two sizes/yarn weights (fingering and sport). The light gray shawl pictured is worked in fingering weight; the orange shawl is worked in sport weight. The size is very easy to customize either by using different yarn, changing the number of pattern repeats of the body leaf pattern, or both. Full instructions are provided, including how to calculate stitch counts for any size. 

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

SKILL LEVEL     
Intermediate

FINISHED SIZE   
59 x 27” (150 x 69 cm) in fingering weight / 64 x 30” (163 x 76 cm) in sport weight

YARN WEIGHT
Fingering or sport

YARDAGE          
Approximately 580-630 yds (530-576 m) worked in sport weight / 510-560 yds (466-512 m) worked in fingering weight

YARN                  
Dragonfly Fibers Dragon Sock, 100% Merino, Silver Fox colorway
Knitting Notions Classic Merino Superwash Sport, 100% Superwash Merino “Persimmon” colorway

NEEDLES          
For fingering weight version - US Size 8 (5.0 mm) circular, 32” (80 cm) long; US Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular, 32” (80 cm) long, for cast on
For sport weight version - US Size 6 (4.0 mm) circular, 32” (80 cm) long; US Size 9 (5.5 mm) circular, 32” (80 cm) long, for cast on        

NOTIONS          
4 stitch markers, blocking supplies, tapestry needle to weave in ends

GAUGE               
Fingering weight, 5.0 sts = 1” (2.5 cm) / sport weight, 4.5 sts = 1” (2.5 cm) stockinette stitch blocked. Note that gauge is not critical but will affect the finished size and yardage requirements.

DELIVERY FORMAT
This product is a downloadable PDF of the instructions to make this design, not the item itself. Upon completed purchase, you will be able to download the pattern immediately from the payment window.  You will also receive an email with a download link. Please see the FAQ for more details.

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
This original pattern is intended for the purchaser’s personal use only. Copying and then distributing or sharing the pattern in whole or part including text, charts or photographs is prohibited without my written consent. All rights reserved.
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