Firth Fine Lace Shawl by Elizabeth Williamson

Firth Fine Lace Shawl

Knitting
August 2023
Lace ?
22 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Garter stitch pattern blocked
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
2515 - 2734 yards (2300 - 2500 m)
One size
English
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The Firth Fine Lace Shawl is a reproduction of a shawl contained in the Shetland Museum and Archive lace collection.

The original shawl was made in Shetland about 1911 and was donated to the Shetland Museum and Archives in 2012 by a family member of the owner. There is no information about who made the shawl. The owner of this shawl came to Firth in Shetland to see her sisters for her summer holidays.

I made some slight changes to the pattern and the method by which it is joined together while still trying to keep it true to the original shawl.  

Jamieson & Smith Supreme 2ply lace weight, 50% Real Shetland Wool/50% Lambs wool
This hap used 14 balls (25g = 169m) - 350g = 2366m
Colour used: Dark Grey

Finished size - 170cm/67in square

The hap is joined with the Betsy Join but other methods can be used. The pattern does not include the instructions for the Betsy Join.