Crescent Shawl

This elegant shawl has the power to make anyone look regal while wearing it. The vibrant interplay of colors conceals the secret message embedded in the center panel. Pairs of yarn overs followed by 7 knit stitches grant all who knit this comfortable accessory the license to thrill.

Model: Gudrun Johnston
Photographer: Gale Zucker

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Center Panel Height: 16” 40.5 cm.
Center Panel Width: 20” 51 cm.
Wingspan: 90” 228.5 cm.

YARN

Miss Babs Yowza!: 100% Superwash merino wool;
560 yds 512 m per 8 oz 227 g skein. Color: Shaken Not Stirred.

NEEDLES

US #7 4.5 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge;
40” 100 cm circular needles.

NOTIONS

4 stitch markers.
Blunt tapestry needle.
Blocking pins, if desired.

GAUGE

14 sts and 28 rows = 4” 10 cm in stockinette stitch, after blocking.
Gauge is not critical for this project, but differences in gauge will affect finished measurements and required yardage.

CONSTRUCTION NOTES

This shawl is worked back and forth from the top down.
Directions for the Cable Cast On and the Lace Bind Off, as well as other useful information, can be found in the Special Techniques section.
Symmetrical increases allow stockinette sections to grow on each side of a static center panel worked in garter stitch.
A garter stitch border with double yarn overs is worked at the beginning and end of each row.