We can now offer this pattern as either a downloadable PDF version or as a hard copy printed out and mailed to you -- your choice. The printed copy is more expensive as it is set to allow for printing costs and shipping fees. 

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What a wonderful thing we are able to offer!

This is a marvelous design, by She-Knits (aka Sharon Dreifuss) to make a most intriguing and unique shawl, called Robin.

I found this on Ravelry and fell in love -- contacted Sharon and here we are!

Robin is a lovely shawl, with lace in the center, beads and bobbles. She (doesn't the shawl seem like a "she"?) is a beaded shawl worked side to side. The pattern is written completely in text with many detailed explanations and tips for knitters that are newer to lace and beaded knitting. There are also charts for the beaded sections if you prefer to work from a chart.

I love that the beads make pictures as well as being scattered beads throughout the knitting. Such a great idea!

All that is needed is 650 yards of a fingering weight or lighter yarn plus 710 of size 6/0 beads. The beads are added via the crochet hook method, so you will need a very fine crochet hook, size 12 or thinner, to add them with.

There are lots of beautiful options -- any fingering weight yarn will look amazing and quite unique unto itself. Use our Search engine to see these yarns -- we highly recommend. (For your convenience, the link below will take you directly to the Fingering Weight yarns.)

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And Sharon includes a special poem, for Robin, which I copy below:

The wind told the grasses,

And the grasses told the trees.

The trees told the bushes,

And the bushes told the bees.

The bees told the robin,

And the robin sang out clear:

Wake up!

Wake up!

Spring is here!

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This design will certainly help bring the joy of Spring any time of the year!