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The Strength Within is a tribute to all those out there struggling with their mental health issues. Who find the strength to keep on going, even during the darkest days. Mental health issues can feel incredibly isolating at times, with many people hiding away because of the stigma behind them. Mental health is part of us but doesn’t need to define us.

As someone who suffers from anxiety and depression, I couldn’t have been any more on board when Allison Barnes was looking for designers to collaborate and feature her new Struggle & Strength Collection. The Strength Within will forever be near and dear to my heart as a project that helped me come forward about my mental struggles as well.

You’re not alone. ♥

This top-down crescent-shaped shawl is designed with a variety of different techniques to keep you hooked without becoming tedious. Worked flat, The Strength Within contains written directions and charts. A handy-dandy progress tracker is included to help you with your row and stitch counts.

This shawl pattern shines well with solid, semi-solid, or lightly variegated/speckled yarns. The Strength Within also looks spectacular in a long slow changing gradient. Picking an appropriate yarn for this project will ensure you don’t lose the fun cables achieved in the first section, nor have a yarn that distracts from the lovely textured motifs that follow.

SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, cable needle, stitch markers

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
US8 (5 mm) 40” (100 cm) circular needles, or size required to obtain gauge

SIZE INFORMATION
Small (Large)

YARN REQUIREMENTS
483 (934) yds / 442 (854) m DK weight yarn

SUGGESTED YARN
Allison Barnes Yarn – Classic DK
100% SW Merino
250 yds (229 m) /4 oz (115 g)
Color: Where There is No Struggle There is No Strength

GAUGE
18 stitches by 24 rows in stockinette = 4” / 10 cm, after blocking. While gauge is not important, as the fit is not crucial, changes in gauge will result in size differences and the yardage required to complete the project.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approximately 78 107” / 198 272 cm across the wingspan, 25 34” / 63.5 86 cm deep, after blocking. The pattern sample is shown in the smallest size.

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LOW-VISIBILITY & SCREEN READER FORMAT
A low-visibility and a screen-reader-accessible version of this pattern are available. The low-visibility format is 24pt print in Arial, black font, no italics, and contains written directions (there are no charts to work from). The screen reader format has all the items mentioned above, contains no abbreviations, and accessibility was checked by the read-aloud function on both a Windows PC and Android device.

WHOLESALE PRINTS
rhyFlower Knits patterns are available in print via our wholesale distributor Deep South Fibers.

PATTERN SUPPORT For pattern support for this design, please email melinda@rhyflowerknits.com

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knit.