Chain of Fools is a shallow crescent shawl worked in 4 colors of fingering weight yarn. The transition between colors is modulated by a slip-stitch pattern of interlocking chains. Tassels make this lightweight wrap fun to wear in every season.

The shawl is knitted from the top down beginning with a garter tab and is worked in alternating sections of single-color stockinette stitch and mosaic colorwork.

The pattern uses four (4) colors, however as few as two (2) colors and as many as eight (8) could be used. Color option suggestions are provided. This is a great shawl for using up bits of your left-over stash.

The mosaic stitch pattern is both written and charted.

Finished Measurements 
• Wingspan: 69” / 175cm 
• Depth: 15½” / 39.5cm

Yarn 
• mYak Baby Yak| Silk 
50% baby yak, 50% silk 
127 yds 116m per 25g

1 skein each of 2 colors 
Shown in Sangria (C1) & Savitri (C2) 
+ 
2 skeins each of 2 colors 
Shown in Dakini (C3) & Chanda (C4)

or

• Light fingering weight yarn in 4 colors

C1 = 100 yds / 92m 
C2 = 127 yds / 116m 
C3 = 168 yds / 154m 
C4 = 238 yds / 218m

Needles 
• US 4 / 3.5mm needles

Gauge 
• 16 sts and 40 rows = 4” 10cm in Stockinette stitch, blocked

Notions 
• stitch markers (2) 
• tapestry needle 
• 2” x 4½” / 5cm x 11.5cm piece of cardboard (for tassels)

Skills Used 
• mosaic colorwork (slip-stitch knitting) 
• increasing 
• reading charts (optional)

The pattern has been professionally tech-edited.

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