Lace Shawl Knitting Kit - The Beauty of the Rain

The Beauty of the Rain shawl kit is available in 4 yarn colours with co-ordinating beads, choose from:

• Purple Velvet yarn with Iridescent Amethyst beads
• Merlot (dark red) yarn with Plum beads
• Royal Blue yarn with Capri Blue beads
• Steel (silver grey) yarn with Crystal beads

Kits are dyed to order so please allow up to a week for delivery (longer for overseas)

This kit contains:

• 100g / 600m - 55% Bluefaced Leicester / 45% Silk laceweight yarn
• 400 x size 8 knitting beads 
• 1 pattern (via Ravelry, email or printed)
• 1 removable stitch marker
• An organza project bag

In addition you will need*:

• 1 x 80-100cm 3.5mm circular needle
• 1 x 0.5mm crochet hook

About this Pattern

“The beauty of the rain,

Is how it falls, how it falls, how it falls” 

-        Dar Williams, The Beauty of the Rain

This shawl was inspired by one of my favourite singer-songwriters, Dar Williams. The song itself is a love song, but this line always strikes a chord with me.

It’s a well-known stereotype that us Brits like to talk about the weather. It’s always makes for a good topic of conversation because it’s so unpredictable and has the ability to scupper our plans for a nice day out at short notice. But I do think that rain sometimes gets a bad rap. Even though rain can darken our skies and cancel our plans at the last minute with its gloomy demeanour, we can’t live without it!

The Beauty of the Rain shawl was designed to celebrate the inevitable rainfalls that shower upon us. Whether the rain is predicted or unexpected, literal or metaphorical, there will always be grey days. But these days can offer a chance to take a step back and view things from a different perspective, a chance to try something new, or offer some time-out for reflection and self-care.

Rainy days also make for excellent knitting days ;)

But whatever the weather, this pretty lace shawl will be sure to keep any boredom at bay! Knitted with laceweight yarn, the shawl alternates sections of stockinette with a pretty diamond lace pattern. The lace begins as a thin solitary band, which then expands in the next section, before opening up into a full cascade of lace all the way to the border. Beads sparkle in the centre of each diamond, but the frequency of their placement slowly trickles off as you work your way towards the edge. The picot bind-off also incorporates beads which are suspended like hanging raindrops along the very bottom of your finished shawl.

Listen to the song, ‘The Beauty of the Rain’

Skills / Techniques used: Sl1 wyif, kyok, yo, knit, purl, k-tbl, k2tog, ssk, sl2tog-k1-p2sso, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3tog

Sizes: One size 

Measurements: The finished blocked item measures 73” (185cm) wingspan and 22” (56cm) length

*There will be an option to purchase these additional items on your order.