There are thousands upon thousands of patterns available for lace shawls, coming from various parts of the world. Many are very similar to each other with only very slight differences, whilst others are quite unusual. They also come in different shapes and sizes to suit the individual needs of the wearer and to compliment different shapes or design features of the wearers wedding dress, ball gown or other outfit.
In the UK, lace shawls are rarely worn whilst in the US and other countries they seem to be quite popular. This could be due to the climate but lace shawls are surprisingly warm considering how thin they are and I am on a mission to promote lace shawls to brides here in the UK.
This week I have chosen to feature shawls that are triangular in shape and with the aid of some lovely talented ladies on Ravelry I can show you some of the designs available and how they can be worn with wedding dresses.
All photos are protected by copyright and this is noted under each photograph.
Clarabeasty says "A piece of lace doesn’t have to be part of the ‘big outfit’, it can just be a bit of fancy to toss over your shoulders while you’re running through the chill, rain, or snow from the church to the car or to wear in the cooler evening. That’s about the only thing I have to say about lace and brides"
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| (c) rooknits |
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Rooknits, AKA Ruth from Wolverhampton, UK made this herself from the pattern for the Aeolian Shawl designed by Elizabeth Freeman.
Ruth made it using a laceweight Silk/Merino blend yarn and she added some sparkly multi-faceted beads by Gutterman to the edging.
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Befriendmantic, AKA Bridgit from New York, made this herself using the pattern for the Citron Shawl designed by Hilary Smith Callis.
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Bridgit used a laceweight 100% Cashmere yarn and added rows of pearl beads to her shawl and the edging. Second photo is a section taken from the original by Photo Pink
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Clarabeasty, AKA Vicki from Ottawa, Canada made the Gail aka Nightsongs shawl for her friend Liz, who had specific ideas about her shawl. Liz wanted a shawl in fall/autumn colours and chose this particular pattern as it reminded her of leaves. Vicki knitted this using a handpainted laceweight 100% Alpaca yarn.
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| (c) clarabeasty |
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MissScarlet, AKA Adriana from Toronto, Canada knit shawls for herself, her mother, her mother-in-law and her maid of honour.
Adriana's shawl was the petite Aphrodite designed by Silvia Harding made with a 55% Silk/45% Cashmere laceweight yarn and some very pretty beads.
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Her Maid of Honour wore a lemon coloured version of the Citron Shawl designed by Hilary Smith Callis made with a Merino/Silk blend yarn. Photos are copyright of HRM Photography
jriede, AKA Julia from Weinviertel, Austria knitted herself the fabulous Irtfa'a Faroese Lace Shawl designed by Anne Hanson using a 70% Mohair/30% Silk laceweight yarn and finished it the day before her wedding.
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