The Sun Flare shawl is a half-circle shawl that originated in some doodles I made in my pattern notebook for a progressive geometric design. The design reminded me of sun or lens flare from a photograph catching a ray of light. The shawl design and structure emerged as I explored shapes and constructions that would work well with the motif.

This fun design incorporates twisted stitches, cables, lace and a Japanese smocked stitch called a lifted over knot stitch. Recommended bead placement is marked in the written instructions and the charts. More or fewer beads may be placed as desired.

Pattern difficulty is intermediate to advanced. The pattern is fully charted, includes full written instructions, and includes over 20 video technique demonstrations for the specialty stitches!

The shawl is worked from the center top down and is knit in 10 panels; 20 panels would form a full circle. The pattern can be modified to work more or fewer panels to the desired size.

Finished size
Wingspan: 53 in/135 cm
Depth: 25 in/64 cm

Gauge
28 sts and 30 rows = 4 in/10 cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking.

Recommended Materials

Yarn
Any fingering or heavy lace weight yarn with good stitch definition and that blocks well should work well for this pattern.

Sample was knit with Vivid Fiber Arts high twist tencel, one 693 yard/150 g gradient skein plus one (light-side) 115 yard/25g mini-skein of end yardage in the Moraine colorway (808 yards/739 meters/175 g total).

Pattern was test knit in a variety of fibers, including 100% Merino wool, an acrylic/wool blend, and a merino/silk blend.

Optional Beads
Miyuki Triangle Beads Size 5/0, 563 beads used. The sample used the 1522 Sparkling Gold Lined color. Please feel free to add more or fewer beads as desired, or substitute a bead you prefer!

Needles
Size US 2/2.75 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge or for a fabric you love.
Gauge is not critical for this shawl but may affect yardage needed to complete the shawl. Accurate gauge is highly recommended if you are using a gradient yarn of limited yardage.

Notions

• scissors
• tapestry needle

Optional Notions

• 2 cable needles (cables may be worked with or without cable needles)
• steel hook size US 11/1.1 mm crochet hook or similar size for placing beads
• another larger crochet hook if using a crocheted provisional cast-on
• Stitch markers may be useful but may need to be rearranged occasionally to accommodate increases, decreases, or cables.

Techniques
provisional cast-on, icord tab and icord edge
knit, purl, yo, m1pL, m1pR, k2tog, ssk
twisted stitches: knit and purl through the back loop
cable stitches: 1/1 left and right, 1/2 left and right, 1/1/1 left, right, and centered
star stitches: working increases into decreases
lifted over knot stitch
placing beads
picot bind-off

Pattern has been professionally tech edited and tested.

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