Portree

This shawl pays homage to my paternal homeland; the lands of Scorrybreac outside of Portree on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is delicate, romantic and airy; whimsical and vintage inspired. The linear nature of the lace pattern catches the eye as it flows through the shawl’s body. This is a simple to knit lace that quickly become intuitive.

Construction:

This classic triangle shaped shawl. It begins with a garter tab and uses yarn overs to increase the body and wing span. Increases are only worked on the Right Side. It is knit from the top down ending with a mesh lace border.

Instructions are both charted and written.

Sizing:

This shawl can be knit in two sizes; a shawlette size designed to use a single skein of fingering/4ply yarn or a larger snugglier shawl size.

Shawlette: 48”/122cm x 20”/51cm 

Shawl: 64”/162.5cm x 31½“/80cm

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Techniques used:

Knit and purl 

Increasing, decreasing 

Garter tab cast on 

Working from charts 

Lace 

Picking up stitches

Yarn Requirements:

Circus Tonic Handmade Fiesta Fingering/4 ply (100% Australian Superwash Merino; 393yd360m/100g) − 1(2) skeins.

OR Circus Tonic Handmade Revelry Sock (80% Australian Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon; 409yd374m/100g) − 1(2) skeins.

OR 4ply/fingering weight yarn of approximately 393 yards/360 metres for the shawlette and 800 yards/730 metres for the shawl.

Original yarns are worsted spun superwash yarns with a 4ply structure.

Shawlette sample shown In Fiesta Fingering Grey Whistler. 

Shawl sample shown in Revelry Sock Southern Fulmar.