Toffee
Toffee is a sweet lightweight shawl available in 3 sizes, a fun and relaxing knit featuring stripes, lace, some cables and bobbles.
This top-down shawl was originally designed for handspun yarn but has been tested with a number of commercial yarns as well. Heavy lace weight to fingering weight yarns work best for this pattern. The pattern contains both charted and written-out instructions.
Materials
Fiber
Ashford Merino Sliver
#037 Toffee (MC); 70 (90, 110) g,
#008 Grape Jelly (CC); 35 (50, 65) g.
Finished Yarn
Single ply
MC: approx. 300 m (330 yd) / 50 g
CC: approx. 175 m (190 yd) / 50 g
Note: the CC does not necessarily have to be of heavier weight than the MC.
Commercial yarn alternatives
Malabrigo Lace
madelinetosh prairie
Wollmeise Lace-Garn
Yardage needed
Size S: MC 420 m (455 yd); CC 110 m (120 yd)
Size M: MC 525 m (570 yd); CC 165 m (180 yd)
Size L: MC 660 m (720 yd); CC 220 m (240 yd)
Needles
4 mm (US 6) circular needle
5 mm (US 8) circular needle
Notions
stitch markers
cable needle
yarn needle
blocking pins
Sizes
S: 130 cm x 50 cm (51 ¼ inches x 19 ¾ inches)
M: 150 cm x 57.5 cm (59 inches x 22 ¾ inches)
L: 170 cm x 65 cm (70 inches x 25 ½ inches)
Gauge
16 stitches / 34 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) in striped pattern using 4 mm (US 6) needles, measured on the blocked shawl
22 stitches / 32 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) in stockinette stitch in MC using 4 mm (US 6) needles
Note: obtaining the gauge given is not crucial for a successful project but will affect the finished size.