Fiore di Melanzana knitting pattern

Description

A rectangle shawl in two sizes petite(tall) with allover floral and fern patterns with a horizontal insect motif insert. Stole is begun with a provisional cast-on at center back and worked down to the hem, with an applied (knitted on) lace edging at the bottom hem. 

Matching Motif: see Lacewing for the triangle version of this shawl.

Suggested Yarns: Modern Deco Lace, Yak + Silk Lace, Cormo Lace, Kent Lace, Shetlandia Fingering, Jacob Fingering, or any springy, laceweight yarn with 175-210 yards per ounce. 

Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in shawl size. 

Finished Size: 
22(25)” W  x  74(84)” L (stretched and blocked)

Yarn Requirements: 
1200(1500) yards / 1080(1350 mts) of laceweight yarn that has 175-210 yards per ounce

Gauge: 
24 sts and 32 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch (unblocked)

Needles: 
size 6US (4.0 mm) 24” circular needles, or size to obtain correct gauge
size 4US (3.5 mm) 24” circular needle for edging (or two sizes smaller than body needle)