Cory and the Frosted Peach
A shawl pattern in three acts by Corrado Lark

The Needs:

Needles:

• US 7 (4.5mm) 40” circular needle

Yarn:

• Yarn Cafe Creations fingering weight yarn, 4-ply 100% superwash merino wool. Each skein 100 grams/437 yards, 3 skeins total.

• Color A: 1 skein of “espresso latte”

• Color B: 2 skeins of “peaches and cream”

Notions:

• A clip-on row marker
• 4-6 stitch markers
• A darning needle

Gauge:

• 6 ½ stitches and 11 rows per 2” blocked, yarn held double, garter stitch, knit flat. Not super important in this pattern.

Finished Dimensions:

• 74” wide by 27 ½” deep rounded triangle.

The Backstory:

My family has called me Cory since I was a child, and still do. I mean, Corrado was kinda hard for other kids to get, and back when I was young it wasn’t as common to have such a wild name. The times do change though, thank goodness.

I don’t mind my family using it per se, but definitely prefer the originality in Corrado. I use “originality” loosely since it’s a passed down family name, with a Corrado in every other generation.

And for the other part of the name: who doesn’t love James and the Giant Peach? The movie still holds up as one of the greatest adaptations, I’d say. When I saw that the lovely colorways Cristy sent me from Yarn Cafe Creations were a soft pinkish peach and a cream with brown speckles… the name popped in my head and stuck!