Is this becoming a habit for me? Once I finished my Vanilla Affogato tee, I wanted more time with the combination of yarn and pattern, and I just happened to have a bit more Tibetan Cloud in stash. So I cast on again!!

The Mint Affogato Shawl features the same lace as the tee, worked in a panel at the center of a garter stitch background. The contrast between the delicate lace at center and the bold garter looks great when it’s bunched up or partially hidden in a jacket, and the added texture along the sides brings it all home for me.

The Tibetan Cloud yarn is a fantastic choice for next-to-skin wear, and it has a light and airy quality on the needles that makes working the fiber a joy. It’s warm and soft and hasn’t pilled a bit, even though I’ve been wearing these a lot - next to both denim and wool coats.

If substituting yarn, you want a soft fiber, in a round sport or DK weight yarn. Your strand should be even enough to show off the textures here. Choose a mostly solid colorway (or a subtle speckle) that won’t compete with the detail of the design.

I created two sizes for the pattern, so you can use either 1 or 2 skeins of mYak’s stunning Tibetan Cloud yarn.

The smaller size is a little more like a scarf, but offers the detail and shaped edges of a lace shawl. It’s easily tucked into a jacket or coat, and it won’t completely hide what you are wearing underneath. It’s also wide and long enough to provide actual warmth around your neck without extra fabric.

The larger size provides that cozy, doubled squish you are used to in a large shawl. I love it wrapped over itself or doubled around your neck in layers, and it will fill up the space in your open jacket beautifully.

Mint Affogato is worked tip to tip, with shaping hidden in the side detail between the two knit columns. Both the width and length of your shawl are easily modified by adjusting this shaping. To modify length only, work the tips as written and then adjust the amount of repeats at the center as desired. Notes are in the pattern on how to do this.

Lace instructions are both charted and written.

This is an intermediate level knit. Many rows are written out completely, but once the shaping and patterns are established there are sections of knitting that are explained, and then repeated as noted.

During these sections, you will need to keep track of your shaping and edge detail while following the chart at center.

Small Size
41”/104.25cm long x 10.25/26cm wide at center
300yds/275m of sport or DK weight yarn needed
Sample knit in Jade.

Large Size
59”/149.75cm long x 13.5”/34.25cm wide at center
600yds/550m of Sport or DK weight yarn needed
Sample knit in Salvia Argentea.

While supplies last, mYak has created bundles in some really beautiful colors for this pattern, and she’s created two different bundle options One includes the yarn only and the Year of the Dragon kit comes with a special project bag!