A Time of Rain is a rectangular lace shawl which is an easy, relaxing knit - small stitch multiples, no shaping, and no patterning on WS rows all add to speed of knitting!

This makes the pattern suitable for both beginner and experienced lace knitters.

The design can be sized down to make a scarf (instruction provided on pattern page). The scarf version is shown in the last three photos and also on my project page.

The shawl body has 3 sections, each with its own lace pattern. When draped vertically, the first and second sections bring to mind twin streams of droplets falling from the tips of leaves. In the third section, the droplets join to form columns of larger and rounder drops which fall to the ground. The delicate leaf edging adds a feminine touch.

The idea for this shawl came to me during last year’s monsoon season in Mumbai. Torrential rains outside my window and the sight of sprigs and branches bursting into vivid green made me think of translating leaves and water into lace.

Size 68” long and 25” wide.

Yarn Valley Yarns Conway (60% Pima cotton, 40% acrylic; 127 yards 116 meters/50 grams): Color Number 08 Seafoam, 6 balls

Needles Size US 7 (4.5 mm): 32” circular needles

Notions Size 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook (optional, for provisional cast on); stitch markers; waste yarn for provisional cast on and lifelines; tapestry needle

Gauge
16 sts and 20 rows = 4” 10 cm in St st after wet blocking.
15 sts and 18 rows = 4” 10 cm in Pattern 1 after wet blocking.

Errata added 2nd April, 2018.
The written pattern for R1 of Section 2A has been corrected.

Charts 4A & 4B (edgings) have been corrected to 15 sts instead of 16. Written instructions are correct.

The pattern has been translated into Danish and is available here. Many thanks to MarianneHo