Viscountess is a long crescent shawl, knitted top-down, that is easily modified to your tastes.

Knitted loosely the shawl will be grand and showy, while with a tighter gauge it will become a gorgeous scarf. Modifying the length and thickness of the tassles changes the look of the shawl easily, or they could be left off completely. The striped look of the shawl is accomplished by alternating basic knits and simple lace, and the stripes make it easier to add colour to your shawl.

The pattern includes lots of pictures and the more difficult stitches are explained step by step, so that even the knitters that are just starting out can follow the pattern easily.

The gauge mentioned above applies to the large and airy shawls made with fingering weight yarn. To modify the size of your shawl, just tighten or loosen your gauge or use a different weight yarn!

The shawls pictured:

Looser gauge (18sts x 26rows):

Coral: 200g fingering weight alpaca yarn (400m/100g), 3mm needles, size 240cm x 55cm

Multicoloured: 74g lace weight yarn (800m/100g), 5mm needles, size 230cm x 55cm

Red (first version, differs from pattern): 260g fingering weight sock yarn (400m/100g), 3mm needles, size 270cm x 65cm

Tighter gauge (26sts x 40rows):

Lavender: 53g lace weight yarn (800m/100g), 3mm needles, size 140cm x 45cm