I gave my new shawl the beautiful Persian name DILARA as the pattern reminds me of Middle Eastern ornaments.

DILARA is a shawl where I combined two knitting techniques, mosaic colorwork (meaning you alternate the colors every two rows and work only with one color at a time, and the pattern is created with slipped stitches) and intricate lace border. The wavy edge is created by the lace pattern.

YARN:
PUNO DUE by LANA GROSSA, DK/Light weight, (63% cotton, 37% alpaca), 210 m/235 yds in 50 Gr

MC: No. 24 (light grey/rose)
Grams: 200
Meters: 835
Yards: 930

CC: No. 16 (pale rose/rose)
Grams: 50
Meters: 210
Yards: 235

NEEDLES:
• 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 80 cm/32” circular needles

NOTIONS:
• stitch markers
• tapestry needle or crochet hook to weave in ends and for bind off

GAUGE:
22 sts/38 rows = 10 cm/4” square in braids pattern on 3.0 mm/U.S. size 2.5 needles after blocking (the gauge is not essential for the shawl, but it can influence the needed amount of yarn)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
64 cm/26” deep, 153 cm/61” wide

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• basics (cast on/bind off, knit/purl, increase/decrease)
• working flat
• working from a chart (written instructions are also provided)