Night Sky Wide Wingspan Shawl

This long wingspan shawl features two distinct knitting patterns. The focal stitch is a true lace, and the edging is a famous one from the Shetland Islands. Together they make a beautiful shawl, which can be worn in many different ways. The very wide wingspan allows you to wear it in a variety of ways.

The shawl measures 68 inches at the widest points across the top and is 29 inches deep at the deepest point. It is made with a heavier of the fingering weight yarns, and is knit on size 6(U.S.) needles. The shawl requires approximately 1250 yards of yarn making it both a perfect warm lacy shawl for the fall.

The stitches are both charted and written out line by line.

Skill Level: Intermediate - Intermediate + (assuming a basic knowledge of lace knitting).

Any heavy fingering weight or sport weight yarn will work for this pattern.