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Beaux-Arts is a romantic shawl, worked from the top down and finished with an elegant lace border. It begins with a cast-on of just five stitches. In every right-side row, two stitches are increased at each edge and two at the center, forming a shallow triangle with beautifully long wings.

The border features a delicate combination of yarn overs, decreases, and nupps, creating a lace pattern that feels both glamorous and poetic.

Yarn
Approximately 1040 yards (950 meters) of lace weight yarn, 520 yards (475 meters) of main color and 520 yards (475 meters) of contrasting color
Shown here: 2 hanks of Malabrigo Baby Silkpaca (70% baby alpaca, 30% Silk; 420 yards 385 meters / 50 grams). Main color: Pearl (036); and 2 hanks of Malabrigo Baby Silkpaca (70% baby alpaca, 30% Silk; 420 yards 385 meters / 50 grams). Contrasting color: Cuarzo (097).

Gauge
20 sts and 34 rows = 4” (10 cm) in blocked garter stitch with US 4 (3.5 mm) needles

Finished size
About 86” (215 cm) wide at top and 27” (69 cm) long at point, after blocking

If you don’t like the nupps, you can substitute it by beads.

I would like to thank the amazing testers that help me with this pattern: IngeMA, TheresaKnits, candosa, panfila, summbienchensumm. Thank you!