Moonlake

Moonlake is created as a collaboration with Moondrake Co to commemorate 织觉工作室 Favorite Knitting Studio’s yarn shop opening in Shanghai in November 2025.

Enjoy 15% discount on the pattern before the end of 10 November 2025 (UTC+8hrs).

Your download includes two files: the English pattern and a copy of the Chinese translation. 您的下载内容包括两份图解：英文版以及其简体中文翻译。

Moonlake is a crescent-shaped shawl inspired by ancient Chinese mythology where the lunar goddess gave birth to twelve moons and bathed them in celestial waters. The design combines floral lace with garter stitch sections, and finishes with a rippling edge, creating rhythm and textures throughout the piece. Worked from the top down, the shawl begins with a stockinette tab cast-on and uses short rows and increases to form its curved shape.

The pattern includes instructions for two sizes:
Larger shawl worked with 12 colourways (one for each “moon”).
Mini shawl worked with 6 colourways and finished with a button closure.

Colour Planning Tips
Moonlake can be worked in a gradient of colours or in a single shade. Yardage estimates for each section are provided to help with yarn substitutions and to support your colour planning. This allows flexibility whether you’re using a coordinated mini skein set or combining leftovers from your stash.

Styling Tips
The larger shawl can be worn with the straight edge along the shoulders or reversed so the frilled edge frames the neckline. Both options drape beautifully. The mini version features a button closure that can be fastened through any yarn-over hole, offering multiple styling possibilities. Enjoy experimenting with different ways to wear and showcase your Moonlake!

YARN

Suggested Yarn

Moondrake Co
Starry mini-skeins (80 m / 87 yards per 20 g skein, 75% superwash merino, 20% nylon, 5% gold stellina)

The larger sample is knitted with one set of the January-December Set, using all 12 colourways.
The mini sample is knitted with one set of the January-June Set, using all 6 colourways.
If you would like to replace the above mini-skein sets with other fingering weight yarns, refer to the following estimated yardage.

Larger Shawl

Cast on and Part 1: 35 m / 40 yds
Part 2: 35 m/ 40 yds
Part 3: 45 m / 50 yds
Part 4: 65 m / 70 yds
Part 5: 65 m / 70 yds
Part 6: 110 m / 120 yds
Part 7: 90 m / 100 yds
Part 8: 160 m / 175 yds
Frill: 195 m / 210 yds

Total 800 m / 875 yds

Mini Shawl

Cast on and Part 1: 35 m / 40 yds
Part 2: 35 m/ 40 yds
Part 3: 45 m / 50 yds
Part 4: 65 m / 70 yds
Part 5: 65 m / 70 yds
Frill: 150 m / 165 yds

Total 330 m / 365 yds

If you would like to knit the design using a single colour, refer to the total yardage above.

NEEDLES

One 3.5 mm / US 4, 60 cm / 24” or longer circular needle

GAUGE (after blocking)

18 sts and 58 rows = 10 cm in garter stitch with 3.5 mm / US 4 needle.
24 sts and 18 rows (3 reps of the 8-stitch x 18-row pattern repeat in Chart) = 13.5 cm x 5 cm / 5¼” x 2” with 3.5 mm / US 4 needle.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Larger Shawl
Length 145 cm / 57”
Depth 52 cm / 20½”

Mini Shawl
Length 94 cm / 37”
Depth 25 cm / 10”

NOTIONS

Stitch markers, tapestry needle for weaving in ends.
For the mini shawl: a button that passes snugly through the yarn-over holes along the top edge of the shawl. The sample uses a 15 mm / ⅝” diameter button.

NOTES AND TECHNIQUES

Moonlake is worked from the top down, beginning with a Stockinette tab cast-on, and continues by alternating lace and garter sections. The lace sections are worked from a chart. To add depth at the centre, German short rows are incorporated within the garter stitch sections to shape the shawl.

The lace chart is repeated multiple times across each row. In the beginning, you may find it helpful to place stitch markers between every 2 or 3 pattern repeats to help keep track. Once you are comfortable with the pattern, you can remove the markers as needed.

Instructions are written for the larger shawl, with a tip for knitting a mini version.

SPECIAL THANKS

This pattern has been test knitted and tech edited.

Heartfelt thanks to a wonderful team of dedicated test knitters — Dorthe, Yuki, Qiu Fang, Natalie, Eveline, Julie, Susie, Wan Cheng, Svitlana, Ona, Rachelle (MoondrakeCo), and XiaoMi (FavoriteKnitting) for their time, care, and thoughtful feedback. Their commitment and attention to detail helped make this pattern as clear and enjoyable as possible.

Special thanks to Naoko Ogawa (Strands of Life) for tech editing.

PHOTO CREDIT

Photos 17-21 are provided by Favoriteknitting Studio.

The pattern is also available on Ravelry.

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MOONLAKE/月亮湖这款披肩是月牙形的，并以花朵镂空蕾丝花样与荷叶边装饰，设计灵感来自中国古代神话—相传月神曾诞下12个月亮，并用天水为它们沐浴。披肩的色彩呼应着四季的更迭，而飘逸的荷叶边如同流动的月光。

月亮湖披肩采用从上往下的编织方法，先用平针披肩起针法，随后交替地织起伏针与蕾丝花样，蕾丝花样是图形图表。为了使披肩中间部分高，在起伏针部分采用德式往返的编织技巧构造披肩形状。

蕾丝花样部分的每行都会重复多次蕾丝图表。刚开始编织时，建议在每重复2到3次蕾丝花样位置放入记号扣，方便追踪。熟练掌握蕾丝花样后，可根据需要移除记号扣。

本图解是按照大披肩的编织方法来编写的，另附有编织迷你披肩说明。大披肩使用一套包含12种颜色的迷你绞套装，迷你披肩则使用一套仅含6种颜色的迷你绞套装。迷你披肩上缝有一个纽扣。将披肩搭在肩上时，可将顶部边缘右侧由空加针形成的洞眼作为扣眼。也可将起伏针部分的任意一个由空加针形成的洞眼作为扣眼。

各部分的用量估算仅供参考，可用其他纱线替换推荐的迷你纱线套装。若希望用单色编织披肩，请参考总用线量来估算用量。

图解翻译：织觉工作室/Favoriteknitting Studio