Waiting for Rain Shawl Kit - Oleaster/Myrtle

Waiting for Rain by Sylvia McFadden is a lovely, beautiful garter and lace crescent shawl that uses an unusual short row lace technique.

It fits perfectly over your shoulders and drapes in a way which is very pleasing to the eye. It’s worked top down with lacey increases.

Waiting for Rain pattern is included, as is Hacking Waiting for Rain, which gives general instructions on how to incorporate stripes and/or utilize different color(s) of yarn.

Needles: 4mm (US 6) circular needles.

Notions: Blocking wires. Add 25 stitch markers if you’d like to help keep track of the short rows.

Yarn: 1 skein of Urth yarns Harvest Fingering weight yarn (Oleaster). 1 skein of Urth Yarns Spiral Grain Sport in Myrtle.

Gauge: 24 stitches and 24 rows = 4” (10cm) square knit flat in garter stitch and blocked.

Size of Shawl: Approximately 80” (2m) along the wingspan of the shawl, 20” (50cm) deep at the deepest point.

Glossary of stitches used:
K - Knit (K2 = Knit two stitches).
P - Purl (P2 = Purl two stitches).
YO - Yarn Over.
KFB - Knit into the Front and the Back of the stitch.
K2tog - Knit two stitches together.
RS - Right Side.
WS - Wrong Side.
KYOK - Knit-Yarn Over-Knit into the same stitch.
S1K2P - Slip one stitch, Knit two stitches
together, Pass slipped stitch over the stitches you just knit together.