in The Spring Rain Shawl Pattern FD94 Fiber Dreams

FD94 | In the Spring Rain is a Fiber Dreams Pattern. There’s a special quality to the light in the spring—especially when it rains. There’s something magical about the combination of the bright green of the new leaves, the dark tree trunks, the colorful flowers, and the jewel-like raindrops. The rain glistens and sparkles, and brings a new life to the world. Then the sun emerges for a moment, and you almost forget there’s ever been such a thing as winter. Shawl is knit from the bottom up, starting with a long cast on, and decreasing toward the top where the final twelve stitches are grafted together. Beads are used liberally throughout, and sparkle on the shawl like droplets of spring rain.Yarn: lace weight; 360 [580, 880] yardsGauge: 16 sts and 15 rows to 4 inches (10 cm) in small motif, blockedNeedles: US 5 (3.75 mm) needles, or size needed to get gaugeCrochet hooks: US 13 (.85 mm) crochet hook, or size that will go through the center of beadsBeads: 1050 [1500, 2050] size 8/0 seed beadsFinished size: 44 x 23 [56 x 29, 69 x 36] inches; 112 x 58.5 [142 x 73.5, 175.5 x 91.5] cmNotions: 1 stitch marker is required, more are optional; yarn needleDifficulty: IntermediateSkills: k2tog, ssk, YO, k1tbl, s1-l2tog-psso, s2-k1-p2sso, p2tog, grafting, placing beadsStitch instructions: Charted.