Down from the mountains of central Idaho to the sage brush prairies below flows a river that disappears into the ground. The Lost River then flows underground through a volcanic rock aquafer until it reappears at Thousand Springs in the Hagerman valley of the Snake River in south central Idaho. The water is clean and pure and comes forth in multitudes of springs both small and large. These springs are my inspiration for this Faroese shaped shawl.

The shawl features four different lace stitch patterns on the side panels, which symbolize the landscape at Thousand Springs. In addition, there is a center back panel where the stitch pattern represents the waterfall as seen in the inspiration photo. Beads are used to enhance the appearance of the waterfall.

Materials: 600 to 650 yds. of fingering weight yarn in a gradient, solid, tonal or speckle will work well for this shawl. U.S. Size 6 needles were used in the sample. Choose needles that give you a fabric you like.
Beads: Two different types of size 6/0 seed beads were used in the sample. Waterfall beads total 161. An additional 169 beads of another kind were used at the lower edge. The same type of beads may be used throughout. Minimum total bead requirement is 330. As always, beads are optional.

The shawl is somewhat customizable as instructions are given in the final chart to stop sooner or add additional rows as your yarn allows.

The stitch patterns are in charts only with clear instructions on how to use the charts and full explanations for all the symbols used. Line by line written instructions are not included.

Difficulty level: Intermediate knitters familiar with basic lace stitches will enjoy this pattern. Advanced knitters will find this to be an enjoyable knit as well.

Said a test knitter, “It’s SO pretty and a joy to knit - just the right amount of interest, but not hard, a lot of bang for the amount of effort.”

I want to thank my test knitters, kendknitter and quilterlis who did a fantastic job of testing this pattern. Every effort has been made to exclude any errors, but if you find something amiss, please let me know.