“… from the beginning, it was the snowflakes that fascinated me most”.
— Wilson Alwyn Bentley

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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Approximately 62”/157.5 cm across and 29”/73.5 cm deep at the center point
After gentle blocking, not including fringe.

MATERIALS

Yarn
Fingering or Sport weight yarn, 420 yards/384 meters each, main color (MC) and contrast color (CC).

Shown in: Woolly Thistle Rambler (80% Dorset, 10% Corriedale, 10% Romney; 420 yards/384 meters/100g): Lake (MC) and Natural (CC), 1 skein each.
Nearly every inch of the MC yarn was used, please take this into consideration when planning your yarn purchase.

Needles
US 6/4mm: circular 32”/81cm needle
Adjust needle size to achieve gauge or to suit your yarn choice.

Notions required
Waste yarn for provisional cast on, 2 stitch markers, tapestry needle for kitchener stitch and for weaving in ends, scissors for cutting fringe.

GAUGE

20 stitches and 38 rows =4”/10 cm in Mosaic stitch after blocking.
Adjust gauge to suit the yarn you’ve selected.

NOTES

The Bentley Shawl is knit from the top down, back and forth in rows with an all over mosaic stitch. Only one color is used per row, slipping stitches to create the pattern. This pattern is charted. Set up rows are written but knitting from charts is required for this pattern.

Gauge is not critical for this project; you can make it with any yarn you prefer. The motif shows best with a high contrast color pairing. Adjust the needle size to suit your yarn and work the Repeat Chart until you have reached desired size (or only have enough MC left to complete the 24-row repeat). Total yarn usage will depend on the yarn you use (fiber content, ply, etc.), your personal gauge, and the number of repeats worked. Please plan your yarn purchase accordingly.

The fringe is a knitted-on edging to bind off the body of the shawl. The fringe is created by dropping stitches and allowing them to unravel. The resulting loops are then knotted and cut with scissors. If you prefer a clean edge, skip this and bind off using a stretchy bind-off such as a sewn bind-off or substitute the edging of your choice.