Hexapoda Shawl

The Latin word hexapoda means the one with six legs, for example: flies, ants, beetles and butterflies. Keep your feet on the ground and let your thought fly stitch by stitch, at this journey to wilderness. At the lace pattern one sees the Beetle shell and the other can identify wings of dragonfly. What do you see?

Hexapoda is a traditional triangle lace shawl, which is worked from top center. The light lace texture is wrapped up with garter stitch border. Tassels are joined to all three corners, to add playfulness to this beautiful shawl.

Yarn: 3 skeins of Fingering weight yarn. [100% Merino wool; 400 yd / 366 m per 3.53 oz / 100 g skein]

Needles: 6 US / 4mm circular needle, length 16 inch / 40 cm length

Gauge: Basic section is 4.8 cm wide and 5.5 cm high. After blocking.

Finished measurements: The shawl is 162 cm wide and 72 cm high. After blocking.

This pattern is available in English.