INTRODUCTION: Painting Blossoms Shawl was designed for Dye Hard Yarns’ BIPOC box series. I was partnered up with Aquarius Make, a yarn dyer from Michigan where I am currently based! Fatima of Aquarius Make custom dyed colors for our collaboration. My inspiration for the colors were from one of my favorite murals in Eastern Market, Detroit. The mural is by Ouizi, a colorful floral painting on a royal blue wall. I used lace stitches to represent the florals and let the variegated, speckled yarn create a painterly effect.

DESCRIPTION: triangle shawl with i-cord border, lace stitches, striping, and garter stitch.

NEEDLE: US 5/3.75 MM or any size needed to obtain gauge

GAUGE: 20 sts by 31 rows in 4”/10 cm (in garter stitch after blocking)

NOTIONS: gauge ruler if needed

YARN: Fingering weight

Sample knit with: Aquarius Make, “Crux”, 100% Superwash Merino

1 skein each color, 450 yds/411 m each

Color A: “Blue Daisy” (blue with red speckles)

Color B: “Primrose” (ivory with yellow speckles)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: Approx. 56”/142 cm at widest with 29”/74 cm at deepest

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