Isaura

A simple design to show off a magic yarn (it seems to beckon John Bauer's fairies and princesses).

The shape and construction imitate my Ifigenia, but unlike the more intricate Ifigenia, this is truly straightforward and simple.

• simple pattern (written and with illustrative charts)

• knit in 6 wedges + 1/2 another wedge

• picot cast-on & bind-off (optional)

• short rows - each wedge gets smaller for each two rows, which means the knitting speeds up as you go

• the lace mesh is a 4-stitch repeat over 8 rows - but really only 2 rows because it’s the same 2 rows staggered

• the simple edging is knit along with the shawl as you go

• Faery Wings, is listed as a 4ply, but is more of a sport weight yarn - I have not yet tried the pattern with a lighter yarn nor experimented with casting on

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