For those easy, breezy summer days, here’s a piece that transitions from boardwalk to bonfire, to beachy summer weddings. Not A Cloud is a simple bit of lace, easy to memorize and execute. The results, though, are simply stunning – as you will be in this effortlessly elegant shawl.

Pattern is offered in both written and charted form, and instructions are included for customizing your shawl’s length and width.

Yarn
500 yds (457 m) lace-weight
Shown: Apple Tree Knits Silk Lace in Not A Cloud, 100% silk, 2-ply, 1094 yds (1000 m)/3.5 oz(100g); available at www.appletreeknits.etsy.com

Needles
US #5 (3.75 mm) (or size to get desired fabric)

Gauge
22 sts x 24 rows = 4 in. in garter stitch, after blocking (Gauge is not crucial to pattern)

Notions
Crochet hook (US F/3.75 mm or similar size); 5 stitch markers (optional); tapestry needle

Finished size
52 in (132 cm) by 15 in (38 cm) (excluding fringe)