This rectangular shawl was inspired by a friend, from Scotland. We met in Germany August 2022, at the World Council of Churches Assembly to do work for our respective churches. One day she wore a beautiful red tartan shawl that buttoned and could be worn like a poncho. I was inspired to knit my own version using garter and stockinette stitches to mimic the horizontal lines in a tartan and slipped stitches to mimic the vertical lines in a tartan. Some few buttons, an optional fringe and this tartan inspired shawl is ready for a day in the highlands. We picked the yarn together, in Germany, on one of our adventures to the local yarn shop.