Stars In Your Hands

Stars In Your Hands is an asymmetrical shawl worked sideways from tip with irregular side increases along its left edge. It has alternating sections knit in light fingering weight wool and mohair held together and single mohair strand held alone, resulting in an ethereal, translucent fabric.
Shawl showcases three panels of different colourways achieved by changing mohair CC of the double strand knit sections.

Designed as a reminder that all our hope and dreams and joy are not faraway stars and the light we need to get through whatever we are in, is at our fingertips. Especially during past year, which has affected us in many hard and heavy ways, but also has helped many of us discover the strength and resilience we didn’t know we had. All the stars we need are in our own hands. Closer than ever.

The pattern includes full written instructions, is also fully charted and includes stitch count checklists for easy reference.

SKILLS INCLUDED
Fluctuating stitch counts across the rows, continuous lace, irregular side increases, crochet bobbles.

SIZE
Wingspan (length along the longest edge): 85.75” (218 cm).
I-cord edge: 78.75” (200 cm).
Lace edge (bind-off edge): 42.5” (108 cm).

YARN & YARDAGE
Main Colour:
La Bien Aimée Helix 75% Falkland merino, 25% Gotland wool; 710 yds (650 m) per 100 g skein. Total of 2 skeins – 1420 yds (1300 m) in colour Sandstone.
Contrast Colours:
La Bien Aimée Mohair Silk 70% mohair, 30% silk; 547 yds (500 m) per 50 g skein.
Contrast Colour 1: Dawn, 437 yds (400 m).
Contrast Colour 2: Sansa, 547 yds (500 m).
Contrast Colour 3: Ghost, 547 yds (500 m).
OR
Main Colour:
Non superwash light fingering weight wool:
1420 yds (1300 m)
Contrast Colours:
Laceweight mohair silk:
Contrast Colour 1: 437 yds (400 m).
Contrast Colour 2: 547 yds (500 m).
Contrast Colour 3: 547 yds (500 m).

YARN KITS (at La Bien Aimée online store) are available here

NEEDLES
US 2.5 (3 mm) circulars with 32” (80 cm) cable. (or size to obtain a close gauge)
US 7 (1.5 mm) crochet hook (for the bobbles).

GAUGE
23 sts x 36 rows = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette after blocking with MC and any one of CC held together. (gauge is not crucial in this pattern however, if it differs considerably, it might affect the final size, look and the yardage of the project)