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Pinewood Lake is a top-down, triangular shawlette that was designed specifically to showcase hand-dyed or handspun yarn in all of its glory. I was inspired to design Pinewood Lake after spinning my first real skein of yarn using a drop spindle, which was a cozy worsted weight. I also thought about all of the pretty single skeins of sock yarn I had collected that were a bit too variegated for an all-over lace pattern but that were begging to be shawls nonetheless. And so I decided the best option for both was to use classic stockinette on the body so that the yarn itself could shine. But I couldn’t pass up adding a bit of lace, so I used my favorite Shetland tree motif for the border and finished with a pretty picot bind off pulled into graceful scallops during the blocking process.

The size is very easy to customize by working more or fewer rows of the stockinette body section. Dimensions and yardage referenced below refer to the aqua worsted weight. As a fingering weight alternative, note that the purple shawl, which was worked with additional rows of the stockinette body, used only 375 yards (343 m) for a shawl that is about the same size.

The shawl can begin with either a teeny provisional cast on which is grafted at the end (full instructions are provided for how to do this) or a standard garter tab for an easier option.

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

SKILL LEVEL 
Advanced Beginner

FINISHED SIZE   
50 x 25” (127 x 64 cm), adjustable

YARN WEIGHT 
Worsted 

YARDAGE       
Approximately 300-350 yds (274-320 m)

YARN               
My handspun yarn, made with Dragonfly Fibers Polwarth/Silk Roving, Titanium colorway (worsted)

NEEDLES       
US Size 8 (5.0 mm) circular, 32” (80 cm) long
US Size 8 (5.0 mm) or smaller DPN, for grafting only (optional)

NOTIONS       
4 stitch markers, 1 locking stitch marker, blocking supplies, tapestry needle, waste yarn and crochet hook for provisional cast on (optional)

GAUGE            
3.5 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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