> For a larger shawl, work more rows in
> pattern before starting ruffle border
> or make the ruffle border longer or go
> up a needle size; for a smaller one,
> do the reverse. There was ample yarn
> left from the 3rd skein of yarn to go
> a couple of inches bigger.
> I call this shawl Flying Geese because
> the pattern is reminiscent of the V
> formation of migrating geese flying
> across the sky. I did an internet
> search to find a romantic sounding
> word for this phenomenon to use as the
> name for the shawl. Interestingly,
> according to Wikipedia, the scientific
> term for this V formation is “skein.”
> Skein Shawl did not sound very elegant
> so I went with the simple descriptive
> title.
>The directions look long and a
> little daunting, but the shawl is very
> easy once you get going. The
> terminology is a little
> unconventional, borrowing from the
> Elizabeth Zimmerman way to knit. Trust
> it and do exactly what it says,
> stopping to look at your work and the
> picture to be sure the shawl looks
> like nesting Vs. The pattern is so
> geometric that the decreases and yarn
> overs just flow into place and the
> directions become almost unnecessary.

~From the pattern