Speedwell shawl

**Speedwell** is a triangular shawl is knit from one corner out, with increases on one side and a simple lace design on the other. The shawl uses two colors of **lace weight silk/mohair yarn**, held double throughout. First, color 1 is held double, then a strand of color 1 and color 2 are held together, and finally color 2 is held double, creating a gradient effect. The pattern is beginner-friendly. **Yarn:** Ito Sensai Lace weight mohair/silk (60% Mohair, 40% Silk) 20 g - 240 m / 262 yds in 2 colors: Color 1 x 40 g Color 2 x 60 g **Alternative Yarn:** *(please note the yardage difference!)* Lace weight mohair/silk yarn 25 g - 210 m /229 yds OR 50 g - 459 yds / 420 m. Suggested alternative yarns: Luminous Brooklyn Shining Silk Mohair, Knit Picks Aloft Super Kid Mohair, Hobbii Friends Kid Silk. Color 1 x 50 g Color 2 x 85 g **Needles**: US 6 (4 mm) **Notions**: 4 stitch markers, tapestry needles for weaving in ends **Gauge**: Holding yarn double stranded 22 sts x 24 rows in 4”x4” (10x10 cm) stockinette stitch after blocking. Gauge is not crucial, but different gauge requires different yardage and will yield a different size finished object. **Finished size**: 58” by 46” by 72” (148 cm x 117 cm x 183 cm)