The light leaves shawl was inspired by fall leaves and the start of the cozy season when the leaves on the trees begin to change color. I wanted to create a shawl that would be easy to throw over any outfit, to add a bit of warmth and elegant details. Due to the shawls roomy width, it can be worn multiple ways - wrapped around the neck like a scarf, thown over the shoulders, and even tied around like a hood for those chilly, windy fall days. With its wide wingspan and lacework, this shawl makes the most of just one skein of fingering weight yarn.
This pattern is suitable for any knitter that has some experience with lace knitting and cable knitting. The shawl is worked from the top down, utilizing short rows to create the narrowing of the shape as the shawl gets deeper in height. All charts are also written out row by row, and all charts are worked from bottom to top, right to left on right side rows and left to right on wrong side rows.

Yarn

• Fingering weight yarn.
• Sample uses A Verb For Keeping Warm - Even Tinier Annapurna: 80% Merino Wool, 20% Cashmere, 516m / 565yds per 112g skein. Colorway: Bronzer. Required: 1 skein.
• You may use any yarn you would like as long as you can meet the correct gauge with it, described below.
• Yarn requirements include yarn needed for swatching.

Needles

• 3.25mm / US 3 32” circular needle
• 3.5mm / US 4 32” circular needle

Gauge

• 21 stitches and 26 rows in 4”/10cm in pattern chart repeat using larger needle (Chart A, then Chart B, then Chart C, shown on page 3)
• Adjust needle size to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions

• crochet hook for small provisional cast on
• removable stitch markers
• tapestry needle