The beautiful warm colours of spring crocuses are featured in this delicate floral design. It has quickly become one of my favourites.
The Crocus shawl is knitted from the top down and formed by two triangles separated by a 6-stitch center panel. The stitch pattern in the body of the shawl transitions into a decorative crescent panel on the edging. The size of the shawl is easy to adapt with the help of the included customization notes.

The pattern is both fully written and charted with bead placement clearly indicated. There will also be suggestions for the bind off options, including a picot bind off methods.

RECOMMENDED YARN: suitable for this project are natural fiber yarns or yarns with a minimum synthetic content which can be blocked. This shawl looks great in both solid or gradient colors, either in lace or light fingering weight yarn.
Note! The needle sizes and yarn weights listed here are only suggestions. Please use needles suited for your yarn to create a pleasing fabric – your fabric should not be too dense and should have a good drape.

SAMPLE SHAWL

SIZE: the sample shawl has the following measurements: Length across the top edge: 216 cm / 85”; Depth: 105 cm / 41”.
YARN: the sample shawl was knitted with 77 g of lace weight 75% kid mohair, 25% Seta silk – 927 yds (848 m)|100 g one skein = 252 yds (212 m)|25g; color – pale pink. Yardage used: 717 yds (656 m).
BEADS: size 6, 197 pcs | 16 g. NUPPS: 197 pcs | 44 yds (40 m)| 4.7 g.
GAUGE: 24 sts x 24 rows = 10 cm (4”), square in stockinette st, measured after wet blocking
NEEDLES AND CROCHET HOOKS: Circular needles US 2.5/3.0 mm, 80 cm/32” for the body panel; US 3/3.25 mm; US 4/3.5 mm for the decorative panels and US 5/3.75 mm for binding off the edge (Knit bind off picot version). Crochet hooks: 0.6 mm for placing the beads, and 2.0 mm for binding off the edge (Crochet bind off picot version).
MATERIALS: Tapestry needle for weaving in ends; blocking pins and / or blocking wires; stitch markers – optional.

 Crocus design is easy to use as a foundation for your own ideas. Please share your finished projects. Find me as larka1959 on Ravelry.
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 Thank you so much Brigit Kok - knit3hearts for taking my design for test knitting and professional help; Katharina Sokiran – Manfredovna and Ineta Juodziukyniene – Ineta3 for proofreading my pattern!
 Huge thanks to wonderful Place to Kal My Own group of test knitters: Allyson - ajscandale70 Anu - Anuradhamukherjee Aruna - arunasuresh Gunta – guntajar Ineta – Ineta3 Joy - joymklein Laura - shatulina Luba - LivingRiver Pat - pschweigert Reta – BluenoseReta
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