Mimknits - Hidcote Garden Shawl

This shawl is named after the garden at Hidcote Manor in Gloucestershire, England. The garden was layed out in the 1920’s by Lawrence Johnston. The Hidcote Garden is characterized by its wild abundant plantings bounded within structured, geometric beds. Hidcote Garden is also famous for it’s lavender varieties.

Yarn Requirements: 1300 yards (about 150 grams) of laceweight wool. Sample is knit in Shadow from KnitPicks.com in the Oregon Coast color Suggested Needles: 3.25 mm (US 3) 24-29” circular needle. Gauge: 6 stitches per inch in stockinette, after blocking. Finished Size: 90” across the top, and 44” from back of neck to point. Techniques Used: This pattern uses the following techniques: knit, purl, k2tog, k3tog, k4tog, sl3-k3togtbl, yo, double yo, placement and slipping of markers, centered double decrease (slip 2 tog knitwise, k1, p2sso), sl1 k2tog psso, sl, ssk, psso, and a provisional cast on.