Summer in the Light and Winter in the Shade shawls

“It was one of those March days, when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.“
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

Two fun shawl patterns with the same basic elongated crescent shape but with two different stitch patterns; add in the different choices of yarn available and the sky’s the limit!
The perfect accessory as we transition between the seasons in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Both shawls are included in the pattern.

Summer in the Light Shawl
Yarn requirements: 100 g of fingering weight yarn plus 5 x 20 g minis in fingering weight
Yarn used for the sample shown: Birdstreet Yarn Buble 4 ply base (70% Baby Alpaca, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere) 100g /400 m (437 yds) in Bare Naked (MC) and Absolutely Ranunculus (mini skein set CC1-CC5)
Needles: 3.75mm circular needle to accommodate all the stitches
Notions: tapestry needle for sewing in ends
Gauge: 22 sts and 32 rows over 4”/10 cm in garter blocked
Dimensions: 160 cm (wingspan) by 45 cm (depth)

Winter in the Shade Shawl
Yarn requirements: 100 g of fingering weight yarn plus 25 g mohair (or other contrast yarn with the same meterage)
Yarn used for sample shown: DROPS Alpaca (100% Alpaca) 2x 50g/167m (182yds) in Dark Grey Mix (MC) and Manos del Uruguay Cabrito (80% Kid Mohair/20% Polyamide) 25g /210m (230 yds) in Locuro Fluo (R9275) (CC)
Needles: 3.5mm circular needle to accommodate all the stitches
Notions: tapestry needle for sewing in ends
Gauge: 24 sts and 36 rows over 4”/10 cm in garter blocked
Dimensions: 160 cm (wingspan) by 45 cm (depth)