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The Dreamscape Shawl shows scenes from my dreams rendered in lace. with this project, I didn’t want to just fill each tier with a repeating stitch pattern, instead, I wanted to use lace work and beading as drawing tools. Shining rays of light reflected in water, arrows pointing in a new direction, and mountain tops are formed in the negative space.

Work on the design started with a swatch for a beaded bind off. It looked like a nice border for a shawl, almost like eyelashes. The only sensible way to fill the rest of the design was with the images that appear beneath my eyelids while dreaming. I took a nap and when I woke up, I drew my dream as a shawl.

This project is well suited for those who are familiar with knitting, purling, pattern reading, simple lace, and beaded knitting.

Pattern Info
Finished Size: This shawl pattern includes 4 sizes, all with the same depth. Each size is a different percentage of a circle. The goal is to ensure everyone can find a fit that they can comfortably fasten around their shoulders without having a lot of extra fabric.
Size A is best suited for those who want to wear this project around their neck, like a scarf. It is designed to make a generous accessory using under 200 grams of fingering weight yarn, but is not sized to fit around most people’s shoulders. Some people will recognize this size as a shawlette. Sizes B, C and D are sized to be worn around the shoulders and are loosely based on body measurements. To find your size, measure around your shoulders with your arms down and compare the measurement to the “Shoulder” row of the table below. Pattern includes at least 2” 5cm of overlap at the front of the shawl. The “Percent” measurement shows how much of a circle you are knitting in the style of a pie chart.See schematic for more info.

Yarn: Sizes A (B, C, D) use approx. 820 (920, 1019, 1119) yards / 749, 840, 931, 1022 m of fingering weight yarn.

• Pink, Size A - Mollygirl Yarn Bouncer, 435 yards / 398 m per 100g; 100% Superwash Merino. Shown in color Champagne Supernova. 

• Blue, Size B - Cashmere People Fingering, 360-469 yards / 329 - 428m per 100g; 100% Cashgora. Shown in color Atlantic, spun by Sevara. 

Any fingering weight yarn will work with this pattern. It is not important to get the exact gauge as long as the fabric is drapey. If the edges of your shawl are curling a lot, go up a needle size. 

Beads: Sizes A (B, C, D) use 1481 (1652, 1826, 1994) size 6/0 Czech seed beads, shown in Frosted Neon Green and Pearl Pink.

Needles: Size 7 (4.5mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge: 22 sts x 32 rows = 4 x 4” (10 x 10 cm) square in stockinette stitch.

Other Materials: Yarn needle, locking stitch markers, pins, blocking surface.