Thorn Stitch Shawl by Ella Austin

Thorn Stitch Shawl

Knitting
March 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in thorn stitch pattern
US 5 - 3.75 mm
English

The elaborate-looking stitch pattern on this shawl is knitted using slipped stitches, increases and decreases.The shawl is finished with a couple of rows of garter stitch and a picot cast off.

Yarn
Tosh Merino Light 4ply (100% merino wool), 384m/420yds per 100g skein, in the following shades:
Yarn A: Scout; 1 skein
Yarn B: Phantasm; 1 skein

Needles and Accessories
Pair of 3.75mm (US 5/UK 9) needles or size needed to achieve correct tension

Size
One size
Wingspan: 180cm/71in
Centre depth: 56cm/22in

Skills
Casting on, knit, purl, slip stitches, increasing, decreasing, reading a chart, casting off

Tension
22 sts and 36 rows to 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in over thorn stitch pattern, using 3.75mm needles, after washing and blocking