Vespertine: relating to, occurring, or active in the evening.

A vespertine flower is one that opens at night, flourishing in the dark.

This shawl is a large, lace, triangle shawl that is accentuated by a garter stitch border in a contrasting colour. I have opted to use a dark blue for the body, with the border being in a pink/red, which reads to me how these flowers bloom. I recommend choosing two contrasting colours to create a more distinct colour story. The contrasting colour is brought in with a couple of striped sections at the end. The stripes end with garter stitch, allowing for the final moments of the shawl to be meditative and hypnotic.

Thank you to Nicola of Tiny Island Textiles for tech editing, and to my test knitters for all the help!