There is nothing quite like the silence of a moonlit winter’s night. The world seems to stop, while in the heavens, surrounded by a halo of iridescent light, the moon watches on. The Snow Moon is a time of stillness, a time of waiting, and in the days when people lived closer to the land, a time of worry - would the supplies laid away in autumn last until spring? In 2016, the Snow Moon occurs on February 22.

The Snow Moon shawl is crescent-shaped, and worked from the top down. The body uses a twisted stitch pattern, and the border is a globe-like lace. The sample shawl is a size large, and was worked in Crooked Kitchen Yarn’s Bluebella (colourway: Snow Moon).

Skill level
Advanced beginner

Sizes (see schematic for letter references)
Small: A - 75”/191 cm, B - 84”/213 cm, C - 16”/41 cm
Medium: A - 84”/213 cm, B - 94”/239 cm, C - 20”/51 cm
Large: A - 100”/254 cm, B - 112”/285 cm, C - 24”/61 cm

Gauge
Ripple Twist Pattern - 18 sts and 24 rows = 4 x 4” (10 x 10 cm) on 3.75 mm (US 5) knitting needles, aggressively blocked.

Snowflower Lace Pattern - one pattern repeat (10 sts and 24 rows) = 4.5” tall x 2.25” wide (11 cm x 6 cm) on 3.75 mm (US 5) knitting needles, aggressively blocked.

Yarn Requirements
Small Shawl: 450-475 yards/411-434 meters of fingering weight yarn
Medium Shawl: 600-650 yards/548-594 meters of fingering weight yarn
Large Shawl: 800-850 yards/731-777 meters of fingering weight yarn

Needles

• 3.75 mm (US 5) knitting needles, straight (at least 14”/35 cm long) or circular
• 4 mm (US 6) knitting needles, straight (at least 14”/35 cm long) or circular

Notions

• pins, wires, and a mat for blocking
• tapestry needle for weaving in the ends
• optional: 2 st markers for marking edge/increase sts