Did you ever have a couple of skeins hanging around after a project and wondered what to do with them? This shawl answers that question. It can be worked in any yarn and be as big or as small as you like. The stitch pattern is reminiscent of a dragon’s scales or falling leaves and provides gentle texture. Ribbed edging and mitred corners allow the shawl to lay flat. We work from the narrowest point out and up so you can stop when you either run out of yarn or it’s as big as you like!

Finished Sizes:
Any Size: This shawl is knit from the narrowest point up to the widest point, so knitters may stop whenever the shawl is big enough for their needs.
Sample is: 52”/132cm wide and 30”/76cm tall.

Yarn:
This shawl can be knit in any yarn.
Sample is knit in:
Bare Naked Wools’ Better Breakfast DK
In Milk and Honey
300 yards/4oz/115g
Sample weight: 270g/8.7oz 3 skeins

Gauge: Any gauge.
Sample is: 24 sts and 32 rows = 4”/10cm on Scales Stitch pattern and size US 5/3.75mm needles taken after blocking.

Needles:
Use needle size appropriate to chosen yarn. I used a light DK and the size needle recommended. Be sure to swatch the Scales Stitch in a few different needle sizes to find a fabric you like. Do not skip blocking your swatch.
Sample is knit in: Size US 5/3.75mm 32”/80cm (or longer) circular needle.

Notions: stitch markers, row counter (both optional)