I’ve been in a major knitting slump and was in JoAnn’s buying something else, this yarn was a spontaneous buy. I had no idea what to knit with it, so I decided on the pattern on the label.
![Lafayette Shawl, Free Knitting Pattern link, Lace Shawl Lafayette Shawl, Free Knitting Pattern link, Lace Shawl](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWk1bLAWmqwM9fe8wWJ32HKMZzTE1_T1ba230OQbWFlUBQ9gB07eCbh93ahpAUuQtXcmqLpV8BUGvm8c_XAuewaK0y1WoJT8YPw8RXVcJrdLqxhChNCtHe6y0lalQ5vqSgPdT7U1C0Xgr/?imgmax=800)
Yarn Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable, this yarn is 100% acrylic, it is a singly ply twist with a very soft silky feel. I like the long repeats of color, which is extremely vibrant.I thought it would work well for a gift to someone who didn’t want any wool in it. Very happy with the light ness of the shawl, I would describe the yarn as DK weight. The yarn feels so nice that I bought another two skeins for another project.
![Lafayette Shawl, Free Knitting Pattern link, Lace Shawl Lafayette Shawl, Free Knitting Pattern link, Lace Shawl](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssZoT_fCiM2_-NwJ-nd2fW0ZNwFxggtYYuJtkYtwMLaksMYLb6DeP3HapqLsNt0idV6Bz2Ke3SBDE1vIF7UZHI1eJTSTegpeWVE4i5KjyTxQOLrhNDdcxV8ZojBA808QjRUBkzcJsQ6x5/?imgmax=800)
![Lafayette Shawl, Free Knitting Pattern link, Lace Shawl Lafayette Shawl, Free Knitting Pattern link, Lace Shawl](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEs1sNTrjQBUSl058rSjxJCugPEvCKH7ybI-am-GHZnwuSM9JDW94zth9oLXn4zDDx3kqKkkVgXYtTI58L38uIt2uCjjD5rl9_7k53j5o7aNHI51zq8UhWOHQBpTw2V7INKaTy9Ea6Qfg/?imgmax=800)
I ended up using 3 skeins of the yarn, due to making a crochet lace boarder. Boarder was single crochet across, turn. Then chain 3 sc in 2nd chain, chain 2, skip one single crochet in the previous row and sc in the next one. repeat until the end. This forms a picot like little edge.
I also did a single crochet across the top of the shawl to reinforce it. (the yarn is single ply and I wanted to give it a bit more support on that edge) The shawl measures 7 feet long (or edge to edge) by 3 feet from middle to tip of triangle. Nice size and I’m happy that I can wind it around my neck and wear it like a winter scarf.
Now I have almost a full skein left of the one I bought to make sure there would be enough for the crochet lace edge. Planning on making a hat.
Happy Knitting
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Yarn Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable, this yarn is 100% acrylic, it is a singly ply twist with a very soft silky feel. I like the long repeats of color, which is extremely vibrant.I thought it would work well for a gift to someone who didn’t want any wool in it. Very happy with the light ness of the shawl, I would describe the yarn as DK weight. The yarn feels so nice that I bought another two skeins for another project.
I ended up using 3 skeins of the yarn, due to making a crochet lace boarder. Boarder was single crochet across, turn. Then chain 3 sc in 2nd chain, chain 2, skip one single crochet in the previous row and sc in the next one. repeat until the end. This forms a picot like little edge.
I also did a single crochet across the top of the shawl to reinforce it. (the yarn is single ply and I wanted to give it a bit more support on that edge) The shawl measures 7 feet long (or edge to edge) by 3 feet from middle to tip of triangle. Nice size and I’m happy that I can wind it around my neck and wear it like a winter scarf.
Now I have almost a full skein left of the one I bought to make sure there would be enough for the crochet lace edge. Planning on making a hat.
Happy Knitting
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