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Named for Loie Fuller, a pioneering art nouveau dancer, the Loie Shawl is full of movement and grace. Beginning with a garter-tab cast-on, this classic top-down triangle shawl incorporates an allover lace pattern before transitioning into a scalloped border. The cotton-and-silk yarn adds lovely sheen and drape to this springtime beauty.

Difficulty Easy

Yarn Weight 3

Finished Size 69” wide at top edge and 36” deep at center back.

Yarn Fibra Natura Papyrus (78% cotton, 22% silk; 131 yd 120 m/1 ¾ oz 50 g): #229-10 Elderberry, 8 balls. Yarn distributed by Universal Yarn.

Needles Size 5 (3.75 mm): 32” circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); tapestry needle.

Gauge 18 sts and 29 rows = 4” in Lace patt.

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NOTES

• This triangular shawl is worked back and forth from the center neck down and outward to the points.

• The repeat box on the Border chart does not align with the repeat box on the Lace chart.

• A circular needle is used to accommodate the large number of stitches.