Morning Rain

I love morning rain very much. Especially a gentle one that begins like a quiet whisper and slowly grows into a steady drizzle. This image inspired my latest creation, the Morning Rain shawl. This shawl is knitted from the top down and formed by two triangles separated by a center stitch. The size of the shawl is easy to adapt according to the included customization notes. The pattern is both fully written and charted with bead placement clearly indicated. There will also be suggestions for the bind off options, including a picot bind off method. SAMPLE SHAWL SIZE: sample shawl shown in size: Length across the top edge: 240 cm / 95”; Depth: 120 cm / 47”. YARN: shawl shown was knit with 130 g of lace weight 3 ply 100% linen yarn – 100 g [one skein = 656 y (600 m)]; color – natural white. Yardage used: 853 y (780 m). BEADS: size 6, 440 pcs | 34 g. NUPPS: 436 pcs | 9.6 g| 97 y (89 m). GAUGE: 18 sts x 18 rows = 10 cm (4”), square in stockinette st, measured after wet blocking. NEEDLES AND CROCHET HOOKS: Circular needles US 3 / 3.25 mm, 80 cm / 32” and US 4 / 3.5 mm, 80 cm / 32” for the edge panel. Crochet hooks 0.6 mm – for placing the beads and 2.5 mm for binding off the edge. MATERIALS: Tapestry needle to weave in the ends; blocking pins and / or blocking wires; stitch markers – optional. RECOMMENDED YARN: Any yarn that can be blocked is suitable for this project. The pictured shawl was knit from silk, linen, mohair, wool and wool mixes with good results; this shawl looks great in both solid or gradient colors, either lace or light fingering weight yarn. Visit our test knitters' pages for inspiration and details on the yarns used in their projects. Morning Rain design is easy to use as a foundation for your own ideas. Please share your finished projects. Find me as larka1959 on Ravelry. Welcome to #morningrain_shawl. Find me at @larkastyle on Instagram.  Thank you so much to the moderators of Place to Kal My Own group on Ravelry: Brigit Kok [knit3hearts][1], Ineta Juodziukyniene - [Ineta3][2], and Carrie Schlaeger Ramirez [ImAKnitphomaniac][3] for taking my design for test knitting and professional help.  Huge thanks to Ineta Juodziukyniene – [Ineta3][4] for proofreading and organizing my pattern.  Special thanks to wonderful Place to Kal My Own group of test knitters: Allyson - [ajscandale70][5] , Anu – [Anuradhamukherjee][6], Cyn – [CynD][7], Carrie – [ImAKnitphomaniac][8], Gunta – [guntajar][9], Ineta – [Ineta3][10], Luba – [LivingRiver][11], Pat –[pschweigert][12], Tisha – [mibyrd][13], Sinaida – [Sinaida][14], Valentina - [vdv10][15] [1]: https://www.ravelry.com/people/knit3hearts [2]: https://www.ravelry.com/people/Ineta3 [3]: https://www.ravelry.com/people/ImAKnitphomaniac [4]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Ineta3/test---morning-rain-shawl [5]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ajscandale70/morning-rain-test [6]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Anuradhamukherjee/morning-rain-test [7]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/CynD/morning-rain-test [8]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ImAKnitphomaniac/morning-rain [9]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/guntajar/morning-rain-shawl [10]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Ineta3/test---morning-rain-shawl [11]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/LivingRiver/test---morning-rain-shawl [12]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/pschweigert/morning-rain-shawl [13]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/mibyrd/lace-shawl-fun [14]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Sinaida/es-regnet-aquamarin [15]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/vdv10/test---morning-rain-shawl