Occasus is Latin for “setting of the sun.” It is the source of the English word occasion. This square shawl marks the moments when the sun sinks to reveal the night sky, and it offers the opportunity to make the most ordinary event in life into an occasion.

The shawl is worked from the center out. Each edging piece (the flared “sun rays” border) is worked separately and grafted onto the shawl with the kitchener stitch. The shawl’s size can be increased or decreased in the pattern section before the edging. Tips are included to recalculate the edging cast on stitches if the shawl size has been altered.

The pattern can also be used to create a throw by using a heavier weight yarn. However, converted yardage and specific instructions for creating a blanket from the shawl pattern are not included.