De Anima or On the Soul - the treatise of Aristotle, in which the concept of Tabula Rasa in Western philosophy originated.
Tabula Rasa refers to the idea that we are born without built-in content and that all we know comes from experience and perception. It is a truly fascinating concept, and I very often ponder it when I teach knit and crochet. We acquire skills through practice. Some of us are taught those skills at a young age, but do we possess them already in our unconscious mind? The same can be said for talent… do we acquire it or are we simply born with it?

De Anima is a wide crochet triangular shawl which starts at the corner. It uses two gorgeous 4ply yarn, one smooth and drapey and the other hairy and angelic, it is created in sections of the two yarns. The plain sections combine rows of dc and htr (US tr and htr) which are interrupted by section of mohair lace.

The pattern is available in both, UK and US terminology.

Size
One
Width 164 cm/64.5”; Depth 72 cm/28”.

Yarn
2 skeins of Silky Singles by Martin’s Lab (70% superwash merino, 30% silk; 400m/437y per 100g). Shown in colorway Seafoam, MC.
1 skein of Silky Mohair by Martin’s Lab (72% mohair, 28% silk; 420m/459y per 50g). Shown in colorway Thicket, CC.

Hook
3.5 mm/ US #4/E crochet hook.

Other
Tapestry needle.

Gauge
25 sts and 13 rows = 10 cm/4” in Plain Panel pattern after blocking.
The gauge isn’t crucial for this shawl, but differences may affect not only the finished size and yardage, but also the drape and pattern definition.