Winter has set in, and the first frosts have arrived. Food is scarce, so birds turn to the briar, where rose hips have been sugared with frost and the last of the blackberries hide amidst purple winter leaves.

The Winter Briar shawl is crescent shaped and worked from the top down. The body features a lattice-like lace pattern, and the border is created by a knitted-on cable bind-off. It is easily adapted to a range of yarn weights and sizes - a guide to customization is included to aid knitters with adaptions.

The sample shawl is a size medium, and was knit with Crooked Kitchen Yarn’s Mericash Sport in the Rosewood colourway.

Skill Level
Intermediate

Sizes (please refer to schematic)
Small: A - 72”/183 cm B - 14”/36 cm C - 78”/198 cm
Medium: 78”/198 cm B - 18”/46 cm C - 84”/213 cm
Large: 84”/213 cm B - 22”/56 cm C - 90”/229 cm

Note: finished dimensions are dependent on the degree of blocking, as well as the weight of yarn used.

Gauge
Briar Twist: 19 sts and 28 rows = 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm) on 3.5 mm (US 4) knitting needles, aggressively blocked.

Yarn Requirements
Small in Sport Weight: 450-475 yards/411-434 meters of sport weight yarn
Medium in Sport weight/Small in fingering: 575-625 yards/525-572 meters of fingering or sport weight yarn
Large in Sport weight/Medium in fingering: 800-850 yards/731-777 meters of fingering or sport weight yarn

Needles

• 3.5 mm (US 4) knitting needles, circular or straight
• 3.75 mm (US 5) knitting needles, circular or straight

Notions

• pins, wires, and a mat for blocking
• tapestry needle for weaving in the ends optional: 2 st markers for marking edge/increase sts cable needle