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Imagine strolling through the woods on a well-kept trail. A brook babbles somewhere near. Bright sunlight filters through the treetops, dancing across your face and scattering across the smooth path. Richly colored leaves fill the trees. A fresh cool breeze sweeps a few leaves from the branches and swirls them around you, sending goosebumps across your skin.

Thankfully, you brought along your most recent finished object, the light yet warm and cozy Mizu Shawlette.

This simple and sophisticated one-skein wonder project works up in sections of stockinette, divided by a fine line of slip stitches for textural and visual interest. At the edge, a delicate and airy lace pattern resembles water dripping off leaves after a summer storm.

Due to the simplicity of the design, the pattern works well with colorful and busy colorways and by using the slip stitches as a guiding point, can also be used with gradient yarns. However, it truly shines with semisolid or solid colorways. And you only need one 400 to 440-yard (350-420m) skein of fingering weight yarn, so this dreamy piece is perfect for that special skein you’ve been saving.

Cast on and continue dreaming with the Mizu Shawlette….

“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more.”
– Lord Byron, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, 1818

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This shawl design was inspired by LA Bourgeois’s article for the Fibre Muse Quarterly Giver issue, “The Mourning Shawl”. When I asked LA what types of patterns make for an appropriate Mourning Shawl, she wrote, “My requirements for mourning shawls are that they include mostly simple knitting and can include up to three colors.” A Shield Against Grief was created to fit that description; with two simple stitch patterns that make it easy to adjust for different yarn weights or final measurements if you so desire. However, I recommend to knit it up as large as you can in heavier yarns, as so to wrap a loved one up in and bask in its warmth and comfort.

When words are inadequate to help someone’s pain, a handmade project filled with love, compassion and empathy can go a long way. As you are working on this project for someone special, infuse each stitch with the powerful intention of healing and light. Keep in your mind why and who you are knitting it for, and that energy will radiate into the fibres. The person receiving the gift will feel the intentions and blessings every time they wrap the shawl around them or run their fingers across the fabric.

Use code TPoF-PoTW-sgiend at checkout on Ravelry to receive 60% off the pattern this weekend, exclusively for Indie Untangled subscribers!