Kentigern Shawl by Susan Hanlon

Kentigern Shawl

Knitting
October 2013
Lace ?
36 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 2 - 2.75 mm
1094 - 2735 yards (1000 - 2501 m)
Diameter: approx 128cm/50"
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St Kentigern (more commonly known as St Mungo) is the patron saint of the city of Glasgow. He is supposed to have performed four miracles in the city, which are commemorated in a traditional rhyme and in the city’s coat of arms:

Here’s the bird that never flew,
Here’s the tree that never grew,
Here’s the bell that never rang,
Here’s the fish that never swam.

The Kentigern Shawl is a circular or semi-circular shawl incorporating lace patterns representing each of the miracles. The edging is knitted on after the main body of the shawl is complete. Charts and full written instructions are included.