Echinacea

This shawl is inspired by Chantilly Lace. Chantilly Lace typically has a background of hexagonal mesh with more solid design sections that are often floral, and the border is typically wavy and has an eyelash edging. In knitting, I've started with a stockinette background with diamond lace accents followed by a open mesh background with diamond stockinette accents. The shawl is finished with a wavy lacy floral border which reminds me of an echinacea flower. The optional bind off is picots, to mimic the eyelash edging.

The shawl is knit from the top down, and can consist of 2, 3, or 4 triangular sections. Two sections makes a triangular shawl notched at the top to sit on your neck. Three sections makes an enveloping shawl with a square notch at the top. Four sections makes a square shape, open on one of the diagonals, again with a notch at the top.