About:
The Athenry Shawl is stitched with the rhythm of a song I’ve heard since I was a child, when Irish ballads filled our home like the scent of fresh soda bread. “The Fields of Athenry” was one of many that wove themselves into the fabric of our home—songs full of heartbreak, hope, and history.

Named for both the haunting melody and the medieval town in County Galway, this shawl is a quiet tribute to the stories that shaped me. My mom was born just a few towns over. She carried her heritage with her when she moved to the U.S., filling our days with bits of Ireland, childhood nicknames with a touch of Gaelic added, and always, always music.

The Athenry Shawl echoes that legacy: light and airy, with soft bands of lace, glimmering eyelets, and a calming garter border. It’s the kind of knit that feels like a memory in your hands—simple, emotional, and gently compelling. Like the ballads I grew up with, it’s meant to be shared, cherished, and sung in stitches.

This two-skein, crescent-shaped shawl—with both written and charted directions—is perfect for an intermediate knitter but interesting enough for an advanced one.

Needle:
US 6 (4.0 mm), 40” (100 cm) circular needle or needles needed to get gauge

Suggested Yarn: Eden Cottage Yarns, Titus Fingering, Fingering, 2 skeins, 75% superwash extrafine merino w/25% silk; 436 yds (400 m)/ 100 g or any fingering weight yarn of your choosing

Sample uses: Eden Cottage Yarns, Antique Rose, approx. 872 yards (800 m)

Gauge: 16 stitches/30 rows = 4” (10 cm) square in Lace Section using US 6 (4.0 mm) needles or whatever size needle gives you the fabric you would like

Other Notions: 2 stitch markers for edges, 42 stitch markers for lace (optional but suggested for ease), darning needle

Special Techniques:
Knit, purl, increasing (kyok, yo), decreasing (k2tog, p2tog, s2kp, ssk), working from charts (written directions available), cast on & bind off

Final Measurements:
86“ x 22” (215 x 55 cm)