You begin Caritas Abundat by knitting the lace border. Stitches are then picked up from the border, and the body of the shawl is shaped using short rows in garter stitch.
This shawl is named after one of many hymns composed by the iconic Hildegard von Bingen.

YARN
One 100 g skein of lace weight yarn (650-800 m/100g).
The sample is worked with Casta Lace from The Wee Yarn Company (50% Falkland, 25 % Gotland, 25% Corriedale), in colour Grapes of Wrath, and used about 540 m of yarn.

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
3.5 (US 4) mm needles for the border.
3.25 (US 3) circular needle, at least 100 cm, for the body of the shawl.
Stitch markers.
Cable needle (optional).
Darning needle.

GAUGE
20 stitches and 58 rows for 10 cm in garter stitch, after blocking.
Mind that the shawl will be stretched horizontally.
The width of the border is approximately 11 cm, after blocking.

FINAL MEASUREMENTS
About 180 cm/71 inches large and 25 cm/10 inches deep at the center.