“Tea leaf lace…how very Churchmouse!”

Encouraging for new lace knitters and relaxing for seasoned lace knitters, this stitch pattern is fairly simple and the clues in the knitting quite easy to read. A simple rectangle can be styled so many ways. Wear the shawl around your shoulders or as a lavish scarf; wear the scarf long, Chelsea-knotted, or wrapped around for cowl coziness!

Make a light-as-air scarf in a lace-weight yarn like Rowan Kidsilk Haze, or a cozy wrap in drapey fingering-weight Isager Alpaca Merino 2…or switch up the fibers for a warm scarf and an airy wrap! Why not make one of each?
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FINISHED SIZE
Scarf: Approx. 9½“/24cm across x 66”/168cm long, blocked.
Shawl: Approx. 18”/46cm across x 76”/193cm long, blocked.
Instructions given for scarf, with shawl in parentheses ( ).

YARN
Scarf: Approx. 458 yds/420m of lace-weight or fingering- weight yarn (lace-weight will be more sheer). Shown in 2 skeins Rowan Kidsilk Haze (229 yds/210m each), Color 611.
Shawl: Approx. 1080 yds/988m of lace-weight or fingering- weight yarn (lace-weight will be more sheer). Shown in 4 skeins Isager Alpaca Merino 2 (270 yds/247m each), Color 2S.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 4 (3.5mm) needles, or size to obtain gauge.

Crochet hook US G/6 (4mm) or larger for provisional cast-on.
Smooth DK-weight waste yarn for provisional cast-on.
5 (9) stitch markers; plus 1 locking marker.
Darning needle to finish.
Blocking wires and T-pins.

GAUGE
Approx. 23 sts = 4”/10cm in lace pattern, after blocking.