My inspiration for this shawl was the Firefly episode, “Shindig” where Kaylee wears an over the top dress to a fancy party. The dress is epic, very antebellum southern belle.

This shawl is worked sideways, getting gradually wider, uses simple, easily memorized lace, and has a side border of little ruffled skirts, just like Kaylee’s dress. The finishes with a more exaggerated ruffle for flourish.

Like many shawls worked in this manner, gauge is not paramount as long as you like your fabric. I used approximately 700 yards for my shawl, but I’ve included information about using more or less yarn with percentages for each section.

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knit.