Morning Rays Shawl

by Fran Jepperson

Morning Rays is reminiscent of a sunrise, with its bands of dropped stitches radiating outward from a central point. It begins with a welted center, followed by ever increasing rays of dropped stitches set off with bands of knit and purl welting, and finally finishing with a gorgeous beaded picot bind off. Morning rays on pre-dawn dew, perhaps?

Yarn: 1 skein Fidalgo Artisan Yarn’s Sahara Silk (65% Silk, 35% Baby Camel. 100 g = 440 yards) or Marine Silk Fingering (51% Silk, 29% Wool and 20% Sea Cell. 100 g = 496 yards) or equivalent fingering weight yarn.

Needles and Notions: US 5 (3.75 mm) 32-inch circular needle and approx. 120-4mm cube beads.