The official shawl of the 2025 Knit North Yarn Crawl!

Nymphaea is inspired by the giant waterlilies of my childhood in Brazil. The design combines faux cables and lace with soothing garter stitch, for a balance of engaging and meditative.

Accessible pricing available for BIPOC, LQBTQI+, disabled or otherwise disadvantaged folks available at Circle of Stitches.

MATERIALS:

• 2 skeins of Toil & Trouble Sonnet in Contemplating the Immortality of the Crab, or 800 yards of similar fingering weight
• US 5 (3.75 mm) circular needles, 32” (80 cm) or longer, or size needed to obtain gauge
• Stitch markers (optional but helpful)
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

GAUGE:
24 stitches x 48 rows = 4” (10 cm) in garter stitch before blocking

FINISHED DIMENSIONS:
65” (165 cm) long x 31” (78.5 cm) deep after blocking