Clara Shawlette

Clara is a shawlette worked from the center out, but can easily be sized up for a fullshawl. She is named for the daughter I lost in March 2009 at 11 weeks gestation. Grief is a very long and personal process, and the design of this shawl mirrors the path of my recovery: the center is a soothing, repetitive garter stitch - the only thing I could bring myself to knit after losing her - while the border becomes more complex, as my grief changed over time. The shawl is designed in honor of the ladies of Ravelry's Healing After Pregnancy Loss group: the strongest women I've ever met, and whom I have the great honor of calling friends