Pyrenees Shawl

When I first came across the Pyrenees stitch pattern, I fell for the boldness of the diamonds, nested one within the other. I knew right away that I wanted to use this pattern for a shawl but couldn’t envision the rest of the shawl details. The design simmered away in the background, finally beginning to coalesce once I found whimsical edging design. The softness of the edging pattern hinted at a pairing with a luxurious fibre, and I knew I had found the match for the special skeins of Sericin Silkworks ‘50/50 Buffalo Silk’ marinating in my stash.

Yarn: 880 (1,300) yards/804 (1,189) meters of lace weight or light fingering yarn.

Shown In: Sericin Silkworks ‘50/50 Buffalo Silk’, (440 yards/402 meters; 50% bison, 50% silk; 1.76 oz/50 grams per skein). 2 skeins in Smoked Paprika. Size Medium.

The Pyrenees stitch pattern has only 2 rest rows for every 18 pattern rows and is therefore recommended as an advanced or adventuresome knitting pattern.

Pattern includes both charted and written instructions.

Skills Required:

• Reading Charts
• Lace on every row
• Working stitches through the back of the loop
• Attached edging