Second Spring Shawl

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” – Albert Camus

“Second Spring” is a fingering weight, crescent-shaped shawl featuring a leaf lace border. The shawl is worked bottom up, beginning with the lace border, and then knit into a crescent shape using short rows. The shawl is embellished with beads in the cast on and lace section, so this would be a perfect complement to an evening gown or your little black dress.

Size

62” [157 cm] wide and 12” [30 cm] deep

Yarn

Eden Cottage Yarns Oakworth 4ply (100% New Zealand Polwarth; 436 yards [400 meters]/100 grams): Hosta, 1 ball

Thanks to Eden Cottage Yarns for providing yarn support!

Needles

Size US 5 (3.75 mm): 32” circular

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Notions

Removable stitch markers; tapestry needle or crochet hook to weave in ends; approx. 350 size 6/0 (4 mm) beads

Gauge

20 sts and 32 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st after wet blocking.

Abbreviations

Please see our standard abbreviations.

Beaded cdd – sl first st to right needle, place bead on second st, sl first st back on the left needle being careful not to twist sts, work cdd.

Note: The key is to ensure the bead sits on the second st before slipping the first two sts. Your bead should be in the front and center when you are done.

Decrease Lace Bind Off – *K2togtbl, sl the st back to left needle; rep from * to last st, break yarn and pull through to finish. Check out our tutorial on the Decrease or Lace bind off.

Pattern Notes

The shawl is worked bottom-up in one piece beginning with a beaded cast on, followed by the lace border and then the stockinette body. The plain stockinette section is shaped by short rows to form a crescent shape. The shawl is flanked by garter borders at either end. Work the lace border either from the chart or the written instructions.

Note: The lace section contains beaded sts. You can however work the lace without beads as well.

Border Chart

Work the full chart (Rows 1-28) once and then Rows 1-14.

Note: You can choose to work the full repeat or more depending on the yarn you have on hand.

Shawl Instructions

Pre-string 131 beads onto a yarn end.

CO 263 sts using the beaded long tail cast on, as follows: CO 1 st plain, CO the 2nd and add bead on it.

Every odd st is cast on without bead; every even st is cast on with a bead. Continuing in this way, your 262nd st will be a beaded one and you will end with a simple cast on for the 263rd st.

Using the chart (above) or written instructions (below), work the lace border. The lace border includes a 2 st garter edge at either end.

Lace Border Written

Row 1 (RS): K9, k2tog, yo, [k1, yo, ssk, k15, k2tog, yo], k1, yo, ssk, k9.

Row 2 (WS): K2, p6, p2togtbl, yo, p2, [p1, yo, p2tog, p13, p2togtbl, yo, p2], p1, yo, p2tog, p6, k2.

Row 3: K7, (k2tog, yo) twice, [k1, (yo, ssk) twice, k11, (k2tog, yo) twice], k1, (yo, ssk) twice, k7.

Row 4: K2, p4, (p2togtbl, yo) twice, p2 [p1, (yo, p2tog) twice, p9, (p2togtbl, yo) twice, p2], p1, (yo, p2tog) twice, p4, k2.

Row 5: K5, (k2tog, yo) three times, [k1, (yo, ssk) three times, k7, (k2tog, yo) three times], k1, (yo, ssk) three times, k5

Row 6: K2, p to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 7: K4, (k2tog, yo) three times, k1, [k2, (yo, ssk) three times, k5, (k2tog, yo) three times, k1], k2, (yo, ssk) three times, k4

Row 8: K2, p to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 9: K3, (k2tog, yo) three times, k2, [k3, (yo, ssk) three times, k3, (k2tog, yo) three times, k2], k3, (yo, ssk) three times, k3.

Row 10: K2, p to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 11: K4, (k2tog, yo) twice, k1, yo, ssk, [k1, k2tog, yo, k1, (yo, ssk) three times, k1, (k2tog, yo) three times, k1, yo, ssk], k1, k2tog, yo, k1, (yo, ssk) twice, k4.

Row 12: K2, p to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 13: K3, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, yo, [cdd, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) twice, yo, cdd, yo, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, yo], cdd, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) twice, k3.

Row 14: K2, p to last 2 sts, k2

Row 15: K2, yo, ssk, k7, [k8, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k7], k8, k2tog, yo, k2.

Row 16: K2, p1, yo, p2tog, p7, [p6, p2togtbl, yo, p3, yo, p2tog, p7], p6, p2togtbl, yo, p1, k2.

Row 17: K2, (yo, ssk) twice, k5, [k6, (k2tog, yo) twice, k1, (yo, ssk) twice, k5], k6, (k2tog, yo) twice, k2.

Row 18: K2, p1, (yo, p2tog) twice, p5, [p4, (p2togtbl, yo) twice, p3, (yo, p2tog) twice, p5], p4, (p2togtbl, yo) twice, p1, k2.

Row 19: K4, (yo, ssk) twice, k3, [k4, (k2tog, yo) three times, k1, (yo, ssk) three times, k3], k4, (k2tog, yo) twice, k4.

Row 20: K2, p to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 21: K3, (yo, ssk) three times, k2, [k3, (k2tog, yo) three times, k3, (yo, ssk) three times, k2], k3, (k2tog, yo) three times, k3.

Row 22: K2, p to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 23: K4, (yo, ssk) three times, k1, [k2, (k2tog, yo) three times, k5, (yo, ssk) three times, k1], k2, (k2tog, yo) three times, k4.

Row 24: K2, p to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 25: K5, (yo, ssk) three times, [k1, (k2tog, yo) three times, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, (yo, ssk) three times], k1, (k2tog, yo) three times, k5.

Row 26: K2, p to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 27: K6, (yo, ssk) twice, yo, [cdd, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k3, (yo, ssk) twice, yo], cdd, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k6.

Row 28: K2, p to last 2 sts, k2.

Rows 29-42: Rep Rows 1-14 once more.

Note: You will need about 25g of yarn for the short row shaping and bind off. You can choose to work a full lace repeat (Rows 1-28) if you have enough yarn.

Decrease Section

Row 43: K all sts.

Row 44: K2, *p3, p2tog; rep from * until last 6 sts, p4, k2. (51 sts decreased, 212 sts on needles)

Short-row Shaping

Row 45 (RS): K 112, turn work.

Row 46 (WS): P12, turn work.

Row 47: K to 1 st before turning point, ssk, k4, turn.

Row 48: P to 1 st before turning point, p2tog, p4, turn.

Rep Rows 47-48 until all sts have been worked; 172 sts rem on needles (40 sts decreased).

Eyelet Border

Row 49: K1, *yo, k2tog; rep from * to end.

Row 50: K all sts.

Finishing

BO all sts using the decreased lace bind off technique. Weave in ends and wet block the shawl.