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Dolcetto Pattern

Category:

Knitting

Type:

Accessory

Fit:

Girls, Women, Tall, Plus-sized, Petite

Item:

Shawl

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Basic Skills Necessary:

Cable cast-on, increasing, decreasing, working intermediate lace from chart or written instructions

Pattern Description:

Dolcetto (dole-CHEH-toh) is an early-ripening grape, grown in the Northwest area of Piedmont, Italy. It pro-duces wines suitable for everyday drinking that are soft, fruity and ready-to-drink when released. The Italian word dolcetto means "little sweet one", but Dolcetto wines are nearly always dry.

As a shawlette, Dolcetto is, indeed, a little sweet one. Knitted in one piece, from the neck down in stockinette with a double leaf spine, it is a perfect pairing for that special skein of sock yarn. The shawlette is finished with a double leaf edge that flows from the body of the shawl. Wear it as a shawl or a sassy scarf and you?ll be ready to sit and sip under an Italian sunset.

Gauge:

24 sts and 36 rows = 4? (10 cm) on US 5 needles in stockinette ? unblocked

18 sts and 32 rows = 4? (10 cm) on US 5 needles in stockinette ? after wet blocking

Sizing / Finished Measurements:

Finished Measurements After Blocking: Length: 17? (43 cm) Width: 46? (117 cm)

Materials:

Yarn: Indigodragonfly Merino Sock, 100% Superwash Merino 390 yds/357 m, 3.53 oz/100 g skein, Tiny Bloodsucking Dancer - Vampire Ballerina: 1 skein
Needles/Hooks: US 5 (3.75 mm) circular needles, 24-32? or size required to obtain gauge US 7 (4.5 mm) (or 2 sizes larger than main needle) needle for bind off Although this project is worked flat, a circular needle is recommended to hold the large number of stitches comfortably.

You Will Also Need:

Stitch markers (2), yarn needle