Valley Yarns Pure Elegance Shawl is a refined single-color accessory woven in our luxurious Valley Yarns Colrain Lace, combining Merino wool’s warmth with lustrous Tencel. It is designed with boxes of pick-up lace between areas of plain weave, and it is the perfect balance of meditative and more attentive weaving on the loom. Directions are provided for one 15-dent reed and two 8-dents reeds for the proper sett. Adventurous beginners and onwards will enjoy this sumptuous weave that only takes one cone to make!
Equipment: Rigid heddle loom at least 20” wide, 15-dent rigid heddle reed (or two 8-dent reeds), 1 shuttle, 1 pick-up stick (at min. 22” long)
Warp Yarn: 888 yards Valley Yarns 8/2 Tencel (100% Lyocell; 3360 yds/lb) shown in Plum
*Weft Yarn: 630 yards Valley Yarns 2/10 Merino Tencel – Colrain Lace (50% Merino Wool/ 50% Tencel; 8.8oz/1540yds) shown in Plum
*Warp Length: 3 yards of 296 ends
Sett: 15-16 epi, 12 ppi
Finished Dimensions: 17¼” wide and 77” long, excluding fringe
Weave Structure: Plain Weave and Pick-Up Lace
*NOTE: This draft is designed to use almost an entire cone of 2/10 Merino Tencel. Take extra care in measuring your warp length to ensure it is accurate and that you will have enough yarn to complete the shawl.
