When I saw the “Estonian Triangular Summer Shawl” in the July/August 2008 Piecework magazine, I knew I had to knit this one day. The shawl is actually a pattern from the book “Knitted Lace of Estonia: Techniques, Patterns, and Traditions” by Nancy Bush.
Finished modified summer shawl
Unfortunately, I didn’t carry any lace yarn in my stash so I had to be patient. In April 2009, I got lucky when I ran into a sale of the Patons Lacette yarn. This would make a great gift for my mom’s upcoming birthday.
This was also my very first lace project so I started right away not knowing how difficult or easy this would be. As it turns out, the pattern was very easy to knit and I was surprised at how quickly the shawl grew.
Edging
Shawl body
I did change the edging of the pattern a bit by adding a few extra rows of a ribbing pattern and a couple of rows with “holes” in it to make it look a bit more “airy” for this yarn. I actually played with the thought of adding a couple of ribbon bows to the edging, tying them through the holes… but then I decided against it as it wasn’t quite the right fit for my mom. 
The final size turned out to be about 51.5″ across the widest part (57″ along the top edge) and 21″ tall. For my mom this will be just right. If I would make it for myself, I would most likely add about 4 pattern repeats and adjust the following rows accordingly as the shawl doesn’t “close” in the front for me.
After a quick hand wash, blocking and taking a few pictures the present was ready to be sent out with my handmade birthday card.
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