April is for daffodils and the Canadian Cancer Society’s daffodil campaign. For the month of April this pattern is only $2 and all proceeds will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Campaign. Learn more at action.cancer.ca.

As the weather warms and spring flowers emerge it’s hard not to feel uplifted and inspired. This pretty little shawl is a quick and easy project full of spring inspiration. The pretty lace edge looks like flowers in bloom and the garter stitch body will highlight any pretty colour of yarn. Choose a skein and let the yarn uplift you as the flower motif grows. This sideways shawl is worked from end to end and is a perfect one-skein project. Or, use any amount of yarn you have on hand.

Yarn: Hedgehog Fibres Sock Yarn (90% superwash merino, 10% nylon; 437 yd [400 m]/3.5 oz [100 g]). 1 skein. Shown in Butter. 

Needles: US size 5 [3.75 mm] needles or size needed to obtain gauge.

Finished Measurements: Approximately 16.5 inches (42 cm) deep at middle point and 82 inches (208 cm) long across top edge, blocked.

Skills required: Increasing, decreasing, knitting lace, blocking your shawl. Stitches used: k, p, kfb, k2tog, SKP, SK2P, yo.

Pattern includes both written and charted instructions, list of abbreviations, diagram, and notes.

Published April 2021.