Tears in Rain

DESCRIPTION

Tears in Rain is a feather-light shawl inspired by raindrops glittering on spider webs after the rain. Worked in two contrasting textures — a sparkly single-ply and a fluffy mohair blend — this shawl is engaging to knit and the perfect layering piece to wear from cool summer nights to dreary fall days.

Tears in Rain is worked from the top down as a hybrid between a semi-circle and a crescent. Sections of stockinette in the main color and an easily memorizable two-row lace pattern in the contrasting color alternate throughout the body of the shawl. The design is finished with a looped crochet border.

The pattern is written with both metric and US terminology. Both written and charted instructions are provided for the lace pattern.

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FINISHED SIZE

• Wingspan: approx. 155 cm / 5’1”
• Depth: approx. 55 cm / 21¾”

MATERIALS

Yarn

• Main color (MC): 1 skein of PetrichorYarns Merino Single Bling (95% merino, 5% stellina, 366 m/100 g) in the colorway Raindrops
• Contrast color (CC): 2 skeins of PetrichorYarns Mohair/Mulberry Silk (70% mohair, 30% silk, 250 m/50 g) in the colorway Silver
• Or for CC: 2 skeins of PetrichorYarns Tiny Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk, 420 m/50 g), held double

Or

• For MC: approx. 365 m / 400 yd of fingering-weight single-ply yarn. Use superwash merino, a merino/stellina, or merino/silk blend.
• For CC: approx. 500 m / 545 yd of fluffy fingering-weight yarn. Use mohair, brushed alpaca, or a blend.
• Or for CC: 1000 m / 1090 yd of fluffy lace-weight yarn held double

Needles

• 3.5 mm / US #4 long circular needle (80–100 cm / 32–40”) or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions

• 3.5 mm / US #4 or E crochet hook
• Darning needle

GAUGE

25 sts × 33 rows = 10 cm / 4” in stockinette, blocked

TECHNIQUES USED

The pattern uses the following techniques: long-tail cast-on, lace, chain stitch, and looped crochet bind-off. Ability to work lace from a chart is recommended but written instructions are also provided.

REFERENCES

• Looped crochet bind-off