Nightingale Wing

This sheer rectangle stole in two sizes (petite/tall) provides a lighter-than-air layer over a bare summer dress or top. Lace knitting on both sides of the fabric produces an arabesque of interlocking shapes with crisp lines, delicate eyelets, and pretty points along the hem edges. A wide, delicate edging along the length of each side border completes the stole, which is knit in one piece.

Shown here in Cormo Lace.

Suggested Yarns:

Cormo Lace, Fresh Lace, Modern Deco Lace, Yak + Silk, Kent Lace, Shetlandia Fingering, Jacob Fingering, or any fine laceweight yarn with 275 or more yards per ounce. Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size.

Finished Size:

20(24) inches wide x 72(84) inches long (stretched and blocked)g

Yarn Requirements:

900(1200) yards

Gauge:

28 sts and 40 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch (unstretched; fabric will be relaxed)

Needles:

size 3US (3.00 mm) or size to obtain correct gauge; a needle with a slender, tapered point is highly recommended