Deramores Studio Lacy Shawl in Rowan Kidsilk Haze - Downloadable PDF

Deramores Studio Lacy Shawl in Rowan Kidsilk Haze – Knitting Pattern by Sarah Murray

This Lacy Shawl pattern by Sarah Murray, published by Deramores Studio, is a beautifully delicate knitted shawl worked in the iconic Rowan Kidsilk Haze yarn. Rated as an advanced knitting project, it combines a repeating lace stitch pattern with a carefully sequenced multi-colour stripe design and hand-cut yarn tassels, resulting in a lightweight, elegant accessory with real visual impact. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF, making it instantly accessible for knitters ready to take on a refined lace project.

What Is Being Made

The finished item is a rectangular lacy shawl worked flat on straight needles. The shawl is knitted to approximately 50cm in length and is finished along both long edges with decorative colour-matched tassels, adding a tactile fringe detail that enhances the shawl's flowing, airy character. The generous cast-on of 290 stitches establishes the full width of the piece from the very beginning, meaning the shawl is worked lengthways rather than growing outward from a central point.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls exclusively for Rowan Kidsilk Haze, a luxurious lace weight yarn celebrated for its halo of fine kid mohair blended with silk. Four colourways are used across the shawl:

• Yarn A – Peacock (671): 2 x 25g balls
• Yarn B – White (612): 1 x 25g ball
• Yarn C – Alhambra (666): 1 x 25g ball
• Yarn D – Serenity (677): 1 x 25g ball

The combination of a deep teal (Peacock), a crisp White, a rich jewel-toned Alhambra, and the soft Serenity creates a sophisticated, layered palette that shifts subtly across the stripe sequence. Because Rowan Kidsilk Haze knits as a lace weight, the resulting fabric is gossamer-light and has the characteristic soft halo that makes this yarn so prized for shawls and delicate accessories.

Needles and Hooks

• 5mm straight knitting needles – used throughout for the main body of the shawl
• 5mm crochet hook – used exclusively for attaching the finished tassels to the shawl edges

Tension

The stated tension is 20 stitches and 22 rows to 10 x 10cm (4 x 4 inches) measured over the lace pattern using 5mm needles. Achieving the correct tension is particularly important in a project of this width, as any deviation across 290 stitches will noticeably affect the finished dimensions of the shawl.

Techniques and Stitches Used

Cast-On Method

The shawl begins with a thumb method cast-on of 290 stitches using Yarn A (Peacock). The thumb method, sometimes called the long-tail cast-on, creates a neat, slightly elastic edge well suited to lace knitting where flexibility in the cast-on row is beneficial.

Lace Stitch Pattern

The four-row lace pattern repeat forms the heart of this shawl. It is worked as follows:

• Row 1 (RS): Knit
• Row 2: Purl
• Row 3: K1, *(k2tog) 3 times, (yfwd, K1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times; repeat from * to last stitch, K1
• Row 4: Knit

Row 3 is