This shawl was designed in support of St. Anne’s Church -- a historic church in Toronto, Canada, that was devastated by a church fire in June 2024. All profits from this shawl will go towards the church restoration fund.

This shawl is a celebration of light and hope triumphing over tragedy. “The light shines in the Darkness, and the Darkness cannot overcome it.” (John 1:5) Despite the fire, the community of St. Anne’s has come together in hope to continue their ministry and their work to support the Toronto arts community. Inspired loosely by the mosaic motifs on the back wall of the High Altar of the church, this shawl is my attempt to knit a tiny bit of good into the world.

This half-circle shawl only has one size, coming in at a wingspan of 82 inches (208 cm), with a depth of 22.5 inches (57 cm), though, instructions are given to make the shawl larger or slightly smaller depending on the amount of yarn you have. 

The sample is knit in Dye-Version Merino Lace, in the colourway "Windstorm". Sadly, Dye-Version yarns is, sadly, no longer in business -- for yarn substitutions I would suggest any lace weight merino yarn or a lace weight yarn without a substantial halo -- something like *Malabrigo Lace would work up well. (Any link marked with an * is an affiliate link, meaning I get a commission if you make a purchase - don't worry, there's no additional cost to you!)

This pattern used basically all of the skein of Dye-Version Merino Lace, coming in at 976 yards or 892 metres. 

 It's knit on 2.75 mm (US 2) *circular needles, with a minimum of a 24 inch cord to hold all the stitches.  The pattern is a combination of written and (optional) charted instruction; the mesh sections of the shawl have only written instruction, while the Fire Stitch motif is both charted and written. 

This shawl was designed in support of St. Anne’s Church -- a historic church in Toronto, Canada, that was devastated by a church fire in June 2024. All profits from this shawl will go towards the church restoration fund.