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O, taste and see that the LORD is good. How blessed are those who take refuge in him!
Psalms 34:8

Don’t those strawberries look delicious? To me, they are an amazing example of how God is so good. Like the chocolate covers the strawberry, God will hover over us guiding and directing our steps when we seek Him, and, sometimes, when we do not. He loves us so much.

This shawl has been a work in progress for several years. It is a thrill to finally be able to publish it. The shape is a half-circle beginning with a tab cast on, and knitted from the top-down. A strawberry border will be created along each front edge and down the center back. There are two strawberry body sections which fit between these borders. After the body is complete, a large border, going from one side to the other, provides an opportunity to learn how to knit nupps with a contrasting color, or knit them with the main color, or both. Your shawl will finish with a beautiful lace edge that repeats the “leaf” pattern of the strawberries. There are options for knitting this edge with the main color or contrasting color yarns.

If you choose to knit your shawl in a single color, you will need to add the two yardage amounts together for approximately 1,650 yards.

Bead counts do not change, unless you want to add more.

We will be having a MKAL in Knitting in the Loft. Come join us for pattern support and good fun. There will be five clues released beginning:
First Clue Released: April 28, 2023
Second Clue Released: May 5, 2023
Third Clue Released: May 12, 2023
Fourth Clue Released: May 19, 2023
Fifth Clue Released: June 2, 2023
Prize Drawing: June 16, 2023

NOTE: This pattern is charted with detailed stitch definitions. It is not written line by line.

Materials List
1,300 yards Fingering or Lace Weight Main Color
350 yards Fingering or Lace Weight Nupps/Contrasting Color
US Size 4/3.5 mm and 6/4.0 mm Circular Needle for Lace Weight;
Size 6/4.0 mm and 8/5.0 mm Circular Needle for Fingering
Stitch Markers
432 6/0 or 8/0 CC Beads
0.75 or 0.6 mm Crochet Hook
18 or 34 Bobbins for CC Nupps

Gauge
4” x 4” = 22 sts x 32 rows (Lace)
4” x 4” = 20 sts x 28 rows (Fingering)

Finished Size
Lace Weight: 62” wing tip to wing tip, 25” top to bottom
Fingering Weight: 70” x 31”

Errata
Chart A, RS rows should read: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, etc. (This has been corrected in the A.1 version. An overview chart has also been included.)
Chart D Vikkel Braid/horizontal braid is worked on RS rows 3 and 43, not 39.

Thank you so much to my amazing testers! MinnesotaNancy, kendknitter, cpainter, and teowyn You are the best of the best and I am so blessed.

Purchase thoughtfully. Once purchased, the pdf copy is yours. There are no refunds available.