April’s birthstone is the stunning diamond. Diamonds can be a knitter’s best friend, too! Diamond motifs large and small sprinkle this rectangular wrap. Plant fibers keep this project suitable for warmer months, and a metallic thread woven through the yarn gives it just the right special sparkle.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: 21” wide x 60” long
Gauge: 16 sts x 26 rows = 4” [10 cm] in lace patt after wet blocking.
Materials
Yarn:
Universal Yarn Universe (42% Linen, 41% Cotton, 9% Glitter, 9% Polyamide; 246 yards [225 meters]/50 grams): 10-09 Pottery, 4 balls
Needle: US size 4 (3.5 mm)
Notions: Tapestry needle.
Pattern Notes
This shawl is knit in one piece from one end to the other.
Pattern
CO 89 sts.
Knit 6 rows.
Begin working pattern from charts.
Beginning
Chart A Section
Row 1 (RS): K3, work Row 1 of Chart A over 83 sts, k3.
Row 2 (WS): K3, work Row 2 of Chart A over 83 sts, k3.
Cont in patt as est through Row 16 of chart.
Chart B Section
Row 1 (RS): K3, work Row 1 of Chart B over 83 sts, k3.
Row 2 (WS): K3, work Row 2 of Chart B over 83 sts, k3.
Cont in patt through Row 16 of Chart B, then rep Rows 1-16, 3 more times.
Chart A Section
Row 1 (RS): K3, work Row 1 of Chart A over 83 sts, k3.
Row 2 (WS): K3, work Row 2 of Chart A over 83 sts, k3.
Cont in patt as est through Row 16 of chart.
Knit 4 rows.
Center
Chart C Section
Row 1 (RS): K3, work Row 1 of Chart C over 83 sts, k3.
Row 2 (WS): K3, work Row 2 of Chart C over 83 sts, k3.
Cont in patt as est through Row 12 of chart.
Row 1 (RS): K3, work Row 1 of Center Chart over 83 sts, k3.
Row 2 (WS): K3, work Row 2 of Center Chart over 83 sts, k3.
Cont in patt as est through Row 160 of chart.
Chart C Section
Row 1 (RS): K3, work Row 1 of Chart C over 83 sts, k3.
Row 2 (WS): K3, work Row 2 of Chart C over 83 sts, k3.
Cont in patt as est through Row 12 of chart.
End
Knit 4 rows.
Chart A Section
Row 1 (RS): K3, work Row 1 of Chart A over 83 sts, k3.
Row 2 (WS): K3, work Row 2 of Chart A over 83 sts, k3.
Cont in patt as est through Row 16 of chart.
Chart B Section
Row 1 (RS): K3, work Row 1 of Chart B over 83 sts, k3.
Row 2 (WS): K3, work Row 2 of Chart B over 83 sts, k3.
Cont in patt through Row 16 of Chart B, then rep Rows 1-16, 3 more times.
Chart A Section
Row 1 (RS): K3, work Row 1 of Chart A over 83 sts, k3.
Row 2 (WS): K3, work Row 2 of Chart A over 83 sts, k3.
Cont in patt as est through Row 16 of chart.
Knit 6 rows.
BO all sts.
Finishing
Weave in ends but do not clip. Wet block shawl using blocking wires, stretching taut.
After shawl is fully dry, trim ends. 
Where are the charts for the diamond shawl? rdsimkins@shaw.ca
Where is the chart for the diamond shawl?
Hello! Charts are always on the far right side of the pattern page underneath the photos. Here is a direct link to the charts as well:
https://www.ilikeknitting.com/wp-content/uploads/DiamondShawl_centerchart.pdf
https://www.ilikeknitting.com/wp-content/uploads/DiamondShawl_Charts-A-B-C.pdf
Thanks! – Nicola, Editor