Hand Knitting Pattern: Shawl / Stole

Yarn weight, main yarn: DK (11 wpi)
Suggested yarn: Filatura Di Crosa New Smoking, Katia Sevilla, Katia Galaxy, King Cole Galaxy DK, King Cole Cosmos, Lang Yarns Lusso, Kremke Soul Wool Stellaris, Katia Concept 50 Mohair Shades

The main body of the stole is worked as a rectangle in Ladder Pattern. The metallic novelty yarns are woven through the eyelet openings with ends tied together to create fringes.

Rated: intermediate
Skills required: Knit/purl, inc/dec, yo, counting and measuring, patience
Size: One size rectangle

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
One size: 24” X 60” / 61 cm X 152.5 cm

MATERIALS
Yarn
• Main yarn (body of stole): approx 570 yd / 525 m of a DK weight yarn.
Shown in King Cole GALAXY (col: 682 Venus)
3 balls, each: 1¾ oz / 50 g, 191 yd / 175 m and 65% acrylic, 31% wool, 4% soft payette
• Contrast yarns (weaving strands and fringe): approx 110 yd / 100 m of each of the contrast yarns to be used held together: 3 or 4 colours or types, such as: MOHAIR, GLITTER, RIBBON, TINSEL, SEQUIN, METALLIC and NOVELTY

Needles and notions
• Pair of needles US 8 / 5 mm, or size to achieve correct gauge, after blocking
• Large yarn needle or bodkin (for weaving)
• Blocking board and pins
• Metre stick (not yard stick)

TENSION GAUGE
16 stitches and 16 rows = 10 cm / 4” over Ladder pattern

PDF has 2 pages: colour front cover photo and 2 colour photos in text instructions, Metric and Imperial measurements