Summer Stole Knitting Pattern Download

Description

For this chic shawl, the designer has come up with the unusual idea of stacking three reverse stockinette-stitch rectangles, each worked in a different yarn: a silk ribbon, a cotton-acrylic tubular ribbon, and a cotton-linen-rayon slub yarn. The rectangles are layered, with the largest on the bottom and the smallest on top, and are held together with a crochet cord threaded through eyelets in all three layers. A whimsical knitted flower provides the final closure.

Finished Size: About 47″ (119.5 cm) wide along upper edge and 15″ (38 cm) high.
Yarn: Skacel Seta Moda (100% silk; 82 yd [75 m]/25 g): #02 beige (A), 5 balls. Skacel Sirinetta (60% cotton, 40% acrylic; 121 yd [110 m]/50 g): #05 taupe (B), 4 balls. Skacel Riviera Solids (45% cotton, 30% linen, 25% rayon; 110 yd [100 m]/50 g): #03 off-white (C), 5 balls.
Yarn weight: #4 – Medium
Gauge: 12 sts and 20 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in St st with Seta Moda (A) on size 11 (8-mm) needles; 16 sts and 27 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in St st with Sirinetta (B) on size 10 (6-mm) needles; 15 sts and 18 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in St st with Riviera (C) on size 10 ½ (6.5-mm) needles.
Needles: Size 10 (6 mm), 10 ½ (6.5 mm), and 11 (8 mm): 24″ (60-cm) circular (cir). Adjust needle sizes if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Tapestry needle; size K/10 ½ (6.5-mm) crochet hook.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits, Summer 2003