Note: Getting the exact gauge listed is not crucial, but it will affect the finished size and yardage required.

During the summer months, the neighbor’s chain-linked fence is overgrown with Indian cress and very popular with the butterflies. This pattern was inspired by this sight. It uses an all-over cable pattern to form diamond-shaped segments, filled with small butterfly-shaped insertions.

The triangle-shaped shawl starts at the bottom tip and is knit from the bottom up. All increases are made in pattern. The side edges are I-Cords worked with the shawl; the top edge is an I-Cord knit on sideways to end the shawl.