Toscaig by Emily K Williams

Toscaig

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Knitting
March 2018
Light Fingering ?
17 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1072 yards (980 m)
One size
English
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This pattern is part of To the Shore - a collection of 5 patterns – 1 garments, 4 accessories – inspired by my love of the coast of Britain, celebrating some of my favourite british yarns.

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Seaside rocks are like works of art, weathered into lacelike patterns and delicately shaded with lichen and seaweed. Toscaig captures the overlapping crescents I found on one such rock, with varying hole sizes, stripes and texture adding to the richness of the lace.
Blacker Samite’s silk lends an intense gleam and luxurious drape to this crescent shawl, stretching out as wide as the horizon. Well… almost.

Size
Length - 250 cm / 98.5 in
Depth - 50 cm / 19.75 in

Yarn

The pattern requires light fingering weight or heavy lace weight yarn. It is recommended to chose a soft, warm yarn with a high natural fibre content, which will block well.

Required yardage:

MC: 320 m / 350 yds
CC1: 240 m / 260 yds
CC2: 420 m / 460 yds

Sample is made using:

Blacker Yarns Samite, 40% Shetland, 30% Bluefaced Leicester, 20% Silk, 10% Gotland, 460 m / 503 yds per 100g skein.

MC: Iron Hills, 1 skein
CC1: Aspens Shiver, 1 skein
CC2: Drowsy Flowers, 1 skein