The name for this shawl comes from the Maori word for “air”, representing the airy lace stitches featured. Light as a feather with a drape that flows like water, knitters of every level will delight in this elegant, yet playful shawl.

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
19” / 48.5 cm deep, 60” / 152.5 cm wide

YARN
2 skeins SweetGeorgia Yarns CashSilk Lace, 1 each in (MC) Lip Gloss and (CC) West Wind (400 yds / 365 m per 1.75 oz / 50 g skein; 55% silk, 45% cashmere)

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
Size 4 US / 3.5 mm circular needle, 24” / 60 cm long
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Removable stitch markers

GAUGE
22 sts and 36 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Lace stitch, after blocking.