Lapwing is one of the first ones that I released on Ravelry but I’ve never been as happy with it as some of my more recent ones; as it wasn’t written in the same comprehensive way.
It was time that it had a little bit of TLC and it’s been re-written, tech edited and test knitted again.
Along with the rewrite, it now includes
- Fully charted instructions
- Modification ideas
- Using different weight yarns
- Adding beads
- Using more than one colour of yarn
- Removing the picots
- There’s updated yarn details and there’s a new sample, so you can see a larger version
Original versions
The original shawl was made in a DK gradient yarn and was relatively small in size. The pale pink version was a one skein 4 ply version.
Lapwing is a very versatile pattern. You can effectively use any weight or amount of yarn, since the pattern stays the same shape throughout, you can finish whenever you want to. There is guidance on needle size and quantities in the pattern.
There are details on how to remove the picots in the pattern, if you prefer but they’re there as both a design feature and for making blocking with wires very easy. Just thread the wires through the picots for a quick and easy blocking method.
Yarn
I’ve made samples in both DK and 4 Ply and both work out great. There are details in the pattern on how to choose the best needle size and the minimum quantities of yarn to use.
I used two very different yarns for this sample.
- Highly variegated – 100% bamboo plied yarn (Kaguya 4 Ply by Third Vault Yarns)
- Tonal grey – 100% single merino yarn (Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light
I wanted to see how they would work with each other and I think that it’s been quite successful. Check out the close up below to see how different the yarns actually are. Hopefully, it proves that you can mix bases and end up with a result that you’d be happy with. Have a stash dive and see what combinations you can put together
If you fancy giving Lapwing a whirl then it’s available to purchase from both Ravelry and Payhip.