Lace-Edged Blanket or Shawl by Meg Swansen

Lace-Edged Blanket or Shawl

Knitting
April 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
13 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
900 - 920 yards (823 - 841 m)
one size
English

Materials

YARN Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift (100% Shetland wool; 115 yd 105 m/7/8 oz 25 g; fingering weight): #1300 Aubretia, 8 balls.

NEEDLES Size 8 (5 mm): 24” (60 cm) circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS Removable markers (m); spare size 8 (5 mm) or smaller 24” (60 cm) cir needle; waste yarn for provisional CO; tapestry needle.

GAUGE 13 sts and 26 rows = 4” (10 cm) in garter st.

FINISHED SIZE 42” (106.5 cm) square.