Brooklyn Tweed Vale Pattern: Girasole

Circular Lace Shawl Pattern Design by Jared Flood DIMENSIONS: Laceweight Version (Worsted Weight Version) 51 (72)" [129.5 (183) cm] diameter Measurements taken from relaxed fabric after blocking YARN REQUIRED:   LACEWEIGHT VERSION:      3 skeins Vale Yarn   - 1150 total yards of laceweight wool yarn (sample shown in  Heron colorway)  100% American Rambouillet Wool (450 yards/50 grams) WORSTED WEIGHT VERSION: Brooklyn Tweed Shelter — 100% American Targhee-Columbia Wool (140 yards/50 grams) 12 skeins 1675 total yards of worsted weight wool yarn GAUGE: LACEWEIGHT VERSION: 24 stitches & 26 rounds = 4" over lace pattern, after blocking WORSTED WEIGHT VERSION: 16 stitches & 18 rounds = 4" over lace pattern, after blocking Note: Finished gauge will vary once shawl is blocked into circular shape NEEDLES:  One 32" circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain gauge listed for version to be made Suggested Size: Laceweight Version:   4 mm (US 6) Worsted Weight Version:  5½ mm (US 9) *32" circular needle can be used instead of DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round (e.g., the center of the shawl) MATERIALS NEEDED: Stitch markers, smooth waste yarn and 3 ½mm (US Size E-4) crochet hook for Provisional Cast On,  blunt tapestry needle, T-pins, flexible blocking wires (optional) SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate Required Techniques: Circular Cast On, lace knitting, reading charts, Backward Loop Cast On Optional Techniques: Crocheted Provisional Cast On, Kitchener Stitch Photos courtesy of Brooklyn Tweed