It all started with one skein of mohair yarn in a gorgeous hydrangea blue. I had to buy it and figured someday I would know what to do with it. I couldn’t imagine an entire shawl knit with mohair but combine it with a next-to-the-skin soft, squishy merino and you have my super soft Primavera Shawl. What could be more spring than rays of sun beaming down to warm the earth for spring flowers to grow. In this shawl the thick stripes symbolize the sun’s ray and the flower border emerges from them to give it just the drape it needs to lay perfectly on your shoulders. That’s why this shawl is called Primavera which is Spanish for spring.

Thank you, Annuska (Swedutch) for the Swedish translation!

Finished dimensions after washing and blocking:
Approximately 45“/115 cm high and 35“/90 cm wide.

Skill Level: beginner/intermediate

Yarn: MC: 875.0 yards (800.1m) of Lana Grossa Cool Wool Merino Superfein which is a sportweight Superwash merino and CC: 247.0 yards (225.9m) of ONline Linie 253 Hommage Solid which is a laceweight mohair yarn.

Needles: US 7/4.5 mm.

Notions: 38 (optional) stitch markers, darning needle to weave in the ends.

Gauge: 14 sts per 4”/10 cm after blocking in garter stitch using the thicker yarn. Although gauge is not important, your final dimensions and yardage requirements may vary if your gauge is different.

The pattern has both graphs and written directions.