The inspiration for this simplest of lace shawls was a big heap of Fyberspates’ Faery Wings on my table, ready to photograph for the web-shop.
This design knits up in a couple of evenings. The simple design is perfect either as a first lace project or to show off colourful, variegated or fancy yarns. The halo of Faery Wings, due to its Kid Mohair content, makes this shawl not just very soft, but surprisingly warm as well. Still, you could choose many different yarns to knit this design, and you could make it either bigger or smaller by knitting more or less of the 14 row repeats. The main stitch is a simple stocking stitch and the pretty frilly edge is created by almost doubling the number of stitches in the last couple of rows. The techniques used are very simple though, so this shawl is not difficult to knit, even for someone with a modest amount of knitting experience.
Materials: 1 hank of Fyberspates Faery Wings (350 metres).
Alternatives: 1 hank of Natural Dye Studio Precious 4-ply OR 1 hank of Tall Yarns Lace Mohair OR 1 hank of Tall Yarns Cashmere Sock yarn OR 2 hanks of Koigu KPPPM.
Measurement: 160 cm (64″) from tip to tip by 75 cm (30″)down the back.
Notion: 6 mm needles (either straight or a circular, minimum 60 cm long)

This is a quirky, double-sided pattern knitted in garter stitch. I gave it a wavy edge and knitted holes into it make it possible to knit a little scarf from a small hank of home-spun yarn that would stay on despite the fact that it’s short. It can, of course, be knitted to any length but the idea is that you can now make something cute out of an amount of yarn so small that you believed it would always remain in your stash, never enough to make something out of it and too nice to combine with anything else! As a guide, this was knitted using only 70 grams of aran weight yarn, on 6.5 mm needles.

This sweet shoulder shawl is a perfect first lace project. It is knitted using 4-ply sock yarn, on 4.5 mm needles. The yarn in the picture is Fyberspates Sparkle Sock yarn, a lovely blend of Merino, Silk, Nylon and real silver. However, this shawl shines using most 4-ply yarns. It is the perfect canvas to show off the subtle colour variations of hand-dyed yarns and I recommend that Cashmere Sock yarn dyed in one or more of Helen Deighan’s All-in-One dyes. You’ll need 2 hanks of sock yarn for this shawl (one hank for the center panel and one for the border).

Three frills, three patterns.
The picture on the left shows a scarf consisting of 3 strands, one in each of the three patterns. However, it is very easy (and pretty) to knit a scarf in one of the patterns only.
The choice is yours.
Each of the three patterns is perfect to show off a particularly precious or intricately coloured yarn, like the Koigu yarns shown
in the picture. However, any 4-ply or sock yarn can be used, and if you adapt the size of the needles, then any thickness of yarn can be used. Just keep in mind: the thicker the yarn, the more bulky the resulting scarf. And of course the opposite is true as well.

An easy pattern, suitable for beginner knitters. A clever combination of knit and purl stitches creates what’s known as a faux-brioche (= “fake brioche”) stitch.A cleverly positioned opening in the scarf allows wearing it without having to add a chunky knot to keep it in place. 100 grams of DK, knitted on 4.5mm needles, creates a scarf similar in look and size as the one in the picture. This scarf can however be knitted in a large range of sizes of both yarn and needles.