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“Star light, star bright…”

Some ancient tales claim that stars are portholes in the heavens, from which the divine powers-that-be can peek down at us and hear our heartfelt petitions. Other stories tell of cherished ancestors who hitch rides on shooting stars for their return visits to earth, sprinkling help and comfort in their wake.

All the myths and legends about what happens when you wish upon a star point to the same beautiful truth: the universe is infinitely larger (and stranger) than we can ever understand.

If a beam of light can travel through time and across trillions of years to meet us here on earth, then anything is possible. Stars dare us to dream bigger. To hold onto hope and imagine a different world. To be brave enough to say exactly what we want, out loud.

The Wishing Star Shawl is a gentle, absorbing project, designed for a single skein of fingering weight yarn. Knit a wish—for yourself or someone dear— into every star stitch scattered across the stockinette sky of this simple crescent shawl, and finish it all off with a comforting garter-stitch border and a sweet picot bind-off.

Finished Measurements:

Small
Approximately 137cm (54”) diameter across straight top edge
38cm (15”) neck to bottom edge

Yarn
Louie & Lola Yarns Merino Nylon Sock
75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon; 425m/465yds per 100g skein

1 x 100g skein,

Colour: Knit for the Girls 2024

OR

100g of fingering or sock weight yarn totaling approximately 425m/465yds.

Needles
3.75mm (US 5), circular needles (any length)
4mm (US 6), 80/100cm (32/40”) long circular needles (or size to obtain gauge)

Notions
Tapestry needle
Removeable stitch marker