This playful crescent shawl was inspired by colorful strings of beads tossed to party-goers during Mardi Gras.

The stripes of “beads” within this shawl are a variation of a stitch pattern known as Blister, Coin, or Shaded Bobble Stitch. Two large short-row wedges lend the shawl its shape, as well as give the striped sections their differing angles to further the illusion of swagged beads. The whole thing is finished with a picot bind-off for that extra flourish!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Span: 90 inches
Height at center: 15 inches

GAUGE (after blocking)
16 sts/48 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch
16 sts/24 rows = 4 inches in blister stitch (explained in pattern)

MATERIALS
Teenybutton Studio Soft Sock 75% merino, 25% nylon; 463yds/423m per 100g skein; 1 skein in Beignets (A)
Teenybutton Studio Mini Skeins 75% merino, 25% nylon; 92yds/m per 20g mini skein; 460yds/421m per 100g set; 1 Mardi Gras Krewe mini skein set including Bacchus (B), Caesar (C), Chewbacchus (D), Nyx (E), and Orpheus (F)
US #3/3.25mm needles
Tapestry needle

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