Incognito Shawl

So confession time; I’m not really a shawl person. Nothing wrong with them (obviously), and I just love the shawls that other people design and knit. They are works of art and also extremely practical items to wear. The reason for my shawl-aversion? Simply lack of stamina. There are just too many stitches to be knitted! I’m just so incredibly easily distracted that I will never manage to finish a shawl that has a gazillion stitches in the final rows… just thinking about it makes me feel a bit queasy. So, I thought I’d start with a design that importantly starts at the longest point with the stitches decreasing so that I didn’t lose hope. Also, and probably more importantly, this shawl uses our lovely thick Plump DK yarn so there aren’t a silly number of stitches at any point. So, if you have a shawl phobia like me, then this could be your cure.

The colourwork is all slip stitched so no stranding which, let’s face it, is a relief!

NB. The cast on number of stitches should read 188.