note: this purchase is for a pdf pattern. you will receive a download link upon purchase.

unlike the real poison ivy, you'll want this lacy shawl touching your bare skin. a large all-over botanical lace makes up the body of this triangular shawl, and trailing leaves hang off one side with an i-cord bind-off creating a structured edge on the other side, echoing the crawling vines traveling up walls and along fences. pair this shawl with your favourite dark lipstick and remind people that you are like poison ivy -beautiful, but with a dark edge if dealt with carelessly.

needles: US 5 (3.75mm) 32” (80cm) circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge

yarn: 864 yards (790 metres), 224g of fingering weight yarn

sample shown uses sunflower knit’s roots fingering (100% canadian wool, 432 yards [395 metres], 112g) x 2 skeins in madder/cochineal/osage

notions: tapestry needle, 4 stitch markers

gauge: 16 stitches x 30 rows = 4” (10cm), over stockinette, blocked