Like basically every other human on the face of the planet, I listened to Taylor Swift’s folklore album reverently through the thick of the pandemic in 2020. It was an escape, a salvation… It gave me the shivers that I imagine Taylor felt while overlooking Windermere Lake, sensing the tears from the poets who escaped there before her… the Elm trees towering above and throwing more shade than a Kardashian.

The Windermere Shawl is a “semi-circular”/half-hexagon piece featuring lace stitches reminiscent of falling Elm tree leaves, a small section of strategic traveling stitches that embody the famous peaks, and a delicate picot bind off. Simple lace techniques and basic increases come together to create a stunning shawl that is perfect for wrapping around your shoulders on a walk along The Lakes on a summer evening.

Worked top-down and beginning with a garter tab cast on (and with a starting stitch count of 13, obviously…), increases are worked every other row to create a traditional half-hexagon “semi-circular” shawl. Three wedges of lace are divided by two spines of stockinette, with a classic selvedge stitch edge border along the top.

Lacework instructions provided are both written and charted.

Suitable for Intermediate Knitters! (OR for the adventurous beginner! Lacework is all completed on the RS, meaning that all wrong side rows are purled across, making it a great choice for your first lace project!)

Materials:
-Lion Brand Coboo or comparable Cotton/Bamboo Blend, Category 3 DK Weight, per pattern
Sample used approx 3.5 balls of Coboo
-Needles, per pattern (Note: I recommend adjusting needle size for the traveling stitches section. Interchangeable needles highly recommended.)
-Tapestry Needle and Scissors for Weaving in Ends
-Blocking Materials
-(6) Stitch Markers (1 of different color is recommended)

Gauge/photos taken after blocking.

Thank you very much to Mary of NautilusKnits for tech editing this pattern!

Also, shoutout to Lion Brand Yarn - thank you for the yarn support to make this design possible!

The pattern and photographs of this design are the property of Kaysie Culbertson of KaysieCrafts. This pattern and design are subject to copyright, and distribution of this document in whole or in part in any way is not allowed. No commercial manufacturing using this pattern is allowed. You may sell finished small-scale handknit products (no more than 5) with this pattern but please kindly include pattern credit to Kaysie Culbertson of KaysieCrafts.