Tea Leaf Lace Scarf Using Isager Bomulin

The Design

“Tea leaf lace… how very Churchmouse!”

The Tea Leaf Lace Scarf & Shawl is such a pretty accessory for tea parties, garden strolls, or whenever you need a light layer. The lavish scale is just right to wrap around your shoulders or bundle around your neck! The leafy stitch pattern is fairly simple and the clues in the knitting are quite easy to read—encouraging for new lace knitters and relaxing for seasoned lace knitters!

Knit in Isager Bomulin, the Tea Leaf Lace Scarf is a lovely piece on sunny days. This fingering-weight yarn is created by spinning one strand of cotton with one strand of linen. Each plant fiber takes the dye a little differently—where cotton has a soft, matte finish, the linen has a subtle sheen. Creating a beautifully drapey fabric, Bomulin is stupendous for this lace scarf!

The Details

FINISHED SIZE
Approx. 8 ½ x 64 ¼”/21.5 x 163cm, after blocking.

YARN
2 skeins Isager Bomulin (229 yds/210m each); Or approx. 458 yds/420m of an equivalent fingering-weight plant fiber yarn. Sample shown in color 62.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 4 (3.5mm) needles, or size to obtain gauge.
Crochet hook US G/6 (4mm) or larger for provisional cast-on.
Smooth DK-weight waste yarn for provisional cast-on.
5 (9) stitch markers; plus 1 locking marker.
Darning needle to finish.
Blocking wires and T-pins.

GAUGE
Approx. 26 sts = 4″/10cm in pattern, after blocking.