The Purple Leafed Plum tree is the one nobody talks about, flowers blazing against deep purple leaves while everyone else is looking elsewhere. This shawl is for the knitters who already know where to look.
Yarn
Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering, 80% Superwash Fine Highland Wool, 20% Polyamide; 357 yds [Y m]/100 g): 3 skeins, Ashland Tonal Hand Painted
Needle
Size US 6 (4 mm) needles 60" (152 cm) circulars
Or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge
24 sts and 32 rows = 4" [10cm] in St st
24 sts and 34 rows = 4" [10cm] in plum blossom lace patt after blocking
Size
21” [53.5cm] drop and 147” [373.25 cm] bottom circumference.
Notions
Tapestry needle, stitch markers, small crochet hook for closing nupps, or applying beads (opt). If substituting beads for nupps: 207 size 6/0 beads.
Pattern Notes
· Worked flat from the top neck down
· Beads can be substituted for 7 st nupps
· While the use of st markers is up to the knitter, we suggest placing markers between sts 6 & 7, and 7 & 8 in the set-up row to separate the right and left sides of the shawl.
· IMPORTANT: When stitch counts are provided, 7 stitch nupps are counted as 1 st.
