Product Description
The Peltier shawl is named after a beautiful lake located close by our new house. Having lived in the suburbs nearly all of our lives, it’s become such a joy to take a short walk to a pretty lake, and enjoy its beauty and the surrounding views in our new little city.
On one such visit I felt inspired to knit a shawl to reflect the beauty of the lake. I chose the lace ribbon stitch used in the body of the shawl because it reminds me of the ripples in the water that occur when a light wind passes over it. And then when the sun begins setting, it’s even more beautiful.
Peltier Shawl by Patty Olson Designs
Project Overview
The Peltier Shawl is an advanced-level knitting design inspired by the natural beauty of Peltier Lake. Designer Patty Olson created this shawl to capture the serene aesthetic of water ripples and the interplay of light on a lake's surface. This downloadable PDF pattern offers knitters an opportunity to create a sophisticated lace shawl that reflects nature's tranquil movements through carefully selected stitch work.
What Is Being Made
The Peltier Shawl is a knitted shawl featuring a main body with a coordinating border. The finished sample shown measures 53 inches wide by 13 inches deep, making it a generous wrap suitable for layering or draping. This is a lace shawl design that combines decorative stitch patterns with structured shaping to create an elegant finished garment.
Knitting Techniques and Stitches
The primary stitch technique used throughout the body of the Peltier Shawl is the Lace Ribbon stitch. This stitch pattern was deliberately chosen by the designer because its visual characteristics resemble the gentle ripples that form on water when touched by a light breeze. The Lace Ribbon stitch creates an openwork fabric with a flowing, organic quality that enhances the shawl's elegant drape and movement.
The pattern incorporates both the main body and a border section, allowing knitters to develop skills in working lace patterns while maintaining consistent tension and stitch definition. The advanced difficulty level indicates that knitters should be comfortable reading lace charts, managing yarn overs and decreases, and maintaining gauge throughout the project.
Materials and Specifications
- Yarn Weight: Sport weight yarn (also suitable for 3-ply and 4-ply weights)
- Yarn Fiber Content: Expression Fiber Arts Luster Superwash Merino Tencel Sport
- Yarn Quantity: Two (2) skeins for main and border color (approximately 395 yards total based on sample)
- Yarn Color: Sea Teal
- Needles: US 5 (3.75mm) circular needle, 30 inches in length
- Gauge: 24 stitches and 28 rows measured over 4 inches in the Lace Ribbon pattern, after blocking
Design Inspiration and Finishing
The Peltier Shawl design draws from the designer's personal connection to natural water features and landscape beauty. The choice of Merino Tencel blend yarn provides both softness and a subtle sheen that captures light similarly to water's reflective qualities. Blocking is essential to achieving the correct gauge and allowing the lace pattern to fully open and display its delicate structure, making this an important final step in completing the shawl.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Light Fingering, Fingering, Sport |
| Pages: | 5 |
| Designer: | Patty Olson Designs |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Advanced |
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