I see knitting as an act of love. Sometimes it is meant for someone else as a gesture of warmth and care. At other times, the steady rhythm of knitting helps me find a way back to myself. It is how I gather the scattered pieces of a long day and bring them back into place.
Knitting can be both given and kept, holding space for generosity as much as for healing. This shawl grew out of that duality. Whether it eventually wraps around your own shoulders or someone else’s, may it carry with it a message of love.

Neha means love, affection or tenderness in Hindi / Sanskrit. Variations of this word can be found in other Indian languages to indicate altruism, compassion.

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PATTERN NOTES

♡ Neha is a fingering weight shawl worked sideways and shaped into a crescent using short row wedges.

♡ The body of the shawl has knit-purl texture, while a solid mesh lace motif is repeated along the border. The lace stitch is easily memorized. VIDEO LINK TO LACE STITCH

♡ The shawl is worked in 3 sections. Section A and Section C are shaped with 3 short row wedges each. Section B is worked straight without any shaping. You can check my project page for more step-by-step construction pictures. LINK TO NEHA PROJECT PAGE

♡ You can easily adjust the body of the shawl (Sec B) to use the yarn you have. Tips are included in the pattern.

♡ Read more about the story and design aspects of Neha shawl in MY BLOGPOST ABOUT NEHA SHAWL

♡ Here are my STYLING TIPS FOR NEHA SHAWL

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PROJECT DETAILS
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length along the Top Edge: 71″ / 178 cm.
Depth: 15″ / 38 cm.

YARN USED IN SAMPLE
Dyeing for Art Fingering Sparkle, 70% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon, 5% Stellina, 462 yards / 422 m per 100g / 3.5 oz, 2 skeins in Eucalyptus colorway.

YARN REQUIREMENTS
918 yards / 839 m of fingering weight yarn.

NEEDLES USED
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles, minimum length 32”/ 80 cm.

GAUGE
28 sts and 28 rows = 4″/ 10 cm, in texture st pattern, washed and blocked.