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Ilga Leja, one of our favorite designers, has come up with a new series she calls Beach.

To quote: "Get ready for the beach with this collection of knitwear, designed especially for those warmer days."

We really like these.

Here is Waves of Lace, a cool, lacy shell, knit in a linen-silk yarn, and perfect beach wear. Over a bikini, over a tank top, or over a T-shirt. The frothy, wave-like stitch pattern echoes the gently rolling waves along the shore. The matching scarf can be worn on its own or as part of the ensemble.

Knit in a satisfying, easy-to-memorize openwork pattern, the shell is self-finishing.

After knitting and blocking, there is nothing more to do but to sew the side seams.

And you are ready for the beach!

Size: Extra Small, Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X

Scarf: 150 cm./59 in. long by 24 cm./9.5 in. wide

Level: Intermediate

Suggested Yarn: Sport or double knitting weight yarn in the following amounts:

Shell: 300 m./328 yds. (400 m./437 yds.; 500 m./547 yds.; 600 m./656 yds.; 750 m./820 yds.; 900 m./984 yds.; 1050 m./1148 yds.)

Scarf: 350 m./ 383 yds.

Needles: 5.0 mm. (US 8)

Gauge: 19.5 sts and 19 rows = 10 cm./4 in. square when knit in Crest of the Wave Stitch Pattern