Delicate and graceful, the Twisted Threads Stole is a modern and elegant lace shawl.

The lovely lace detail was inspired by Shetland lace and the beauty of woven threads.

It is knitted flat as a long rectangle with a British moss stitch (seed stitch) border around the edges.

Tutorials

Casting on A Lot of Stitches

Lace 101

How to Knit Better SSK’s

errata added May 4, 2018 – the chart was updated. The stitches in yellow have been updated.

Size

Finished Size (after blocking): 19.5” (49.5cm) by 60” (152.5cm)

Yarn

Kingcraig Laceweight 2ply Lace (100% lambswool; 1,094 yards [1,000 meters]/100 grams): Dark Navy, 2 balls

Needles

Size US 2.5 (3 mm): straight or 24” (60cm) circular

Notions

Markers, pins for blocking, and tapestry needle.

Gauge

32 sts and 32 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st after wet blocking.

29 sts and 34 rows = 4” [10 cm] in lace pattern stitch after wet blocking.

Abbreviations

Please see our standard abbreviations.

Pattern Notes

The pattern is worked flat. For the lace chart, RS rows are knit and worked from right to left; WS rows are purled and worked from left to right, while following the chart instructions.

Chart

updated May 4, 2018 – the only change is highlighted in yellow

Pattern – Stole

CO 125 sts.

Row 1(RS): *K1, p1* until 1 st rem, k1.

Row 2(WS): *P1, k1* until 1 st rem, p1.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until piece measures 1” or [2.5 cm] (approximately 8 rows). If you work a different number of rows, make sure you end with a WS row.

Row 9(RS): *K1, p1* four times (edging sts), follow Lace Chart row 1 repeating center sts (23-44) a total of three times, work remaining 8 sts *k1, p1* four times (edging sts).

Row 10(WS): *P1, k1* four times (edging sts), follow Lace Chart row 2 repeating center sts (23-44) a total of three times, work remaining 8 sts *p1, k1* four times (edging sts).

Continue with Lace Chart while maintaining the first and last 8 sts as edging with *k1, p1* repeats on RS and *p1, k1* repeats on WS. Repeat Lace Chart (rows 1-43), 9 complete times (or until desired length) and then rows 1-14, finishing with row 14 of Lace Chart.

Next Row(RS): *K1, P1* until end of row.

Next Row(WS): *P1, K1* until end of row.

Repeat above Rows 1 and 2 until edging measures 1” or [2.5 cm] (approximately 8 rows). Make sure you work the same number of rows here as you did in the beginning.

Bind off using your preferred method loosely.

Finishing

Wet block to finished measurements with pins and weave in ends.