The fichu knitting pattern is perfect for beginner knitters.
The Charm Fichu is a crescent small shawl with large wingspan. It’s knitted in one piece from the center (garter tab cast-on) to the body, transition and edging worked with traditional lace stitch patterns. This design is pretty simple, but very beautiful!
The pattern is fully charted (no row-by-row written instructions).
NOTES:
- You can use any natural fiber yarn of lace, fingering, or sport weight.
- The shawl is worked top down in one piece.
- Knitting skills required: reading charts, basic lace knowledge (knit, purl, ssk, sk2p, yo) , blocking lace shawls.
- Skill Level: Advanced-beginner.
- Available in English.
For knitting this shawl you will need:
- 50 -80 of lace weight, or 130-160 gr fingering-sport natural yarn suitable for shawls.
- 40-inch (100 cm) circular needles.
- Crochet hook.
- Blocking pins.
White sample:
Yarn: DROPS Baby Alpaca Silk, Sport.
Yardage: 475.8 yds (435.1 m).
Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm), US 7 (4.5 mm).
Finished measurements: Wingspan: 66.9’’ (170 cm), Depth: 21.6’’ (55 cm).
Blue sample:
Yarn: Silk Mohair by Lana Gatto, Lace.
Yardage: 464.0 yds (424.2 m).
Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm).
Finished measurements: Wingspan: 63’’ (160 cm), Depth: 21.6’’ (55 cm).
Perfect for knitting wedding, evening shawl.
Happy Knitting!
