From Pattern:

Yarn Approximately 7oz (200gm) 2-ply Shetland wool.

Needles 2 pair extra long No 6 (4mm)

The edging for this shawl is knitted in one long strip, then folded into four. Two borders are knitted, followed by the central panel and then the remaining two borders. When the shawl is completed, the mitered corners remain to be joined together.