Middleton shawl
Bold and inspiring. Explore all sorts of stripes, from textured ones to tone on tone ones to two color stripes, big blocks and small accent stripes, even single row stripes.

Knitted top down, ever increasing, this oversized crescent shaped shawl does make for a satisfying knit.

The generous size lets you wrap yourself up in it many different ways. Wear it as a bunched up cowl or around your shoulders perhaps with a pretty shawl pin or Belt Loop as shown, the possibilities are endless.

The pattern is fully written and also offers a chart for your knitting pleasure. The size is a generous 99” in overall length and 19” in middle height.

Yarn used here
C1- A skein of Element, 220 yards in a DK weight with 3 complimentary colors.
C2- A skein of Boucle, 60 yards in a fingering weight.
C3- A skein of Organic cotton, 125 yards in a DK weight in Stone color.
C4- A skein of Organic cotton, as above in color a Red.
The knit kits are available at Yarnz2go

Notions
US size 8 (5 mm) circular needle 36” (91 cm) in length.
Darning needle or crochet hook for finishing.

Gauge: 12 sts and 19 rows in 4” of stockinette stitch.

Techniques applied: Knitting, purling, increasing, color changes, slipping stitches, stretchy bind off, weaving in ends, blocking.

Enjoy the shawl and post pics if you knit one, we all love seeing pretty knits…