Windswept Trees

Inspired by the coastal trees in northern Newfoundland, Canada, shaped by the prevailing winds. Shawl construction based on Kate Atherleys Rickenbacker Shawl. This design is part of the Northern Landscapes collection: part one will be released mid-August; part two will be released at the end of 2015 and part three will be released in spring 2016.

Gauge: 24 stitches and 28 rows to 4 inches/10 cm in Chart B, blocked

Yardage: 715 yards/653 meters of plant fiber (preferably linen) blend light fingering weight yarn that knits up to 7 sts/inch.

Skills Required:

• Working with charts
• Increasing and decreasing
• Blocking

Other Tools:

• Stitch markers (13)
• Glow line tape (to mark current row on charts/instructions).
• Fine cotton thread in contrasting colour for life-lines
• Tapestry needle
• Blocking wires and pins

Shown In: Indigodragonfly Linen Silk, (715 yards/654 meters; 65% linen, 35% silk; 4.06 oz/115 grams per skein). 1 skein in Not All Mathletes Are Created Equilaterally.