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“There’s nothing better than waking up with no pants and flowers in your hair.” - Mollymauk Tealeaf

Mollymauk Tealeaf, the Mighty Nein’s lavender tiefling Bloodhunter, loves to adorn himself in flamboyant patterns and colors and he has the personality to match. I was inspired to design a shawl that Molly would not only wear but had motifs based on his style. The intricate peacock feather motifs in this shawl design are reminiscent of Mollymauk’s face tattoo, the crescent moons were inspired by his robe, and the diamond motifs are inspired by Molly’s jewelry. The design comes in one color but there is definitely room to add your own style by switching up colors in each section or even trying different yarn materials for something really fabulous!

SIZE
Blocked Width: 50.5”/128cm
Blocked Height: 16”/40.5cm

GAUGE
Lace Swatch Pattern, Knit Flat
6.5”/16cm (37sts) x 4”/10cm (43 rows)
23 sts x 43 rows = 4”/10cm

Blocked Lace Swatch Pattern, Knit Flat
8.25”/21cm (37sts) x 5.5”/13.5cm (43 rows)
17.5 sts x 32 rows = 4”/10cm

TECHNIQUES/SKILLS NEEDED

• Provisional Cast On
• Cable Cast On
• Knit, Purl Flat (k, p)
• Knit Through The Back Loop (k tbl)
• Knit and Purl Decreases (k2tog, ssk, cdd)
• Smock Stitch
• Traditional Bind-Off (bo)
• Yarn Over (yo)

MATERIALS
Needles and notions

• US 5/3.75mm needles or size needed to get gauge, suggested circulars at least 24” long for space for your stitches
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Yarn
To get a finished shawl similar to the one pictured, I would recommend grabbing a wool sock yarn, but the lace pattern will probably look great in any material. Swatch a section first if you’re unsure!

Critical Sheep ‘D4 Fingering’ (75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon, 436yds/400m per 100g skein); 1 skein; sample uses colorway Marauder.

I used 441 yards/98g of this yarn for my sample shawl. My test knitters used anywhere from 408 - 495 yards of fingering weight yarn for their shawls.