D'oiro by Inês Sousa

D'oiro

Knitting
November 2014
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches = 4 inches
in Half linen s t(blocked) with 3.75 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
474 - 596 yards (433 - 545 m)
Two sizes (M and L)
English

Pattern is available here

D’oiro it’s a semi-circular shawl knitted top-down. The main section is worked with two colors in a half linen stitch alternated with eyelets providing an interesting textured appearance. A neat chain /braid makes the transition to the lace section ending with a lovely picot bind-off.

Shown in size M (blue and golden brown) - Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend (DK weight yarn) approx 433 meters total - 260.6 meters (285.0 yards) in 2458 Indian Colorway (CC) / 172.8 meters (189.0 yards) in Topaz Colorway (MC) and size L (blackberry and sage) approx 545.9 m total - Malabrigo Yarn Silky Merino approx 395 m and Debbie Bliss Andes approx 150m, see more details here.

Yardage will vary depending of personal taste (choice for last rows and binding-off with MC or CC color).

More info:

Level: Intermediate

Skills needed: K, P, Ssk, K2tog, YO, provisional cast-on, color work (slip sts), drop sts, M3, twisted stitches, Ktbl, M1, M3, Picot bind-off. Wet block the shawl and woven in ends.

Pattern format: Both written instructions (line by line) and charts are provided and tables with stitch count per repeat/section for both sizes.
Pattern is a pdf file document and you need Adobe Acrobat Reader application to open it.