Nearly Summer Shawl

***The Nearly Summer Shawlette was designed for Needles & Hooks LYS and is debuting at the Puget Sound LYS Tour, May 13-17, 2026. To get this pattern FOR FREE, just pop into Needles and Hooks Yarn Shop in Lake Forest Park, WA during the tour! Pattern will be available for purchase on July 31, 2026.*** The warmer spring days that are nearly summer still need a little something to toss over a blouse for an outdoor wedding, garden party or just a chilly office. The Nearly Summer Shawlette checks all the boxes – simple but interesting stitches, mix-and-match motifs, optional beads, and just 2 skeins of your favorite fingering weight yarn. The overall construction of the Nearly Summer Shawlette is very simple. You’ll cast on your total width of stitches and work flat. The bias is worked with simple increases and decreases at the edges, WITHOUT changing stitch counts! That’s it! No shaping, no counting, no charts or detailed instructions. Easy but interesting knitting makes for a fun shawl to work up for yourself or as a gift! A full stitch dictionary is included, as well as blocking, finishing, and customization options. A full video tutorial for Nearly Summer is available as a private link, available ONLY through this pattern – please don’t share the tutorial, like you wouldn’t share the pattern. Individual stitch tutorials are available to share on YouTube @CanBeeCraftyShop.