The pattern for the Leagrave Shawl was inspired by the ancient ziggurats of Babylonia, and combines easy garter stitch with blocks of colour in rectangles and triangles to create one large seamless triangle.

A light garter stitch shawl in the soft and silky DK weight Malabrigo Rastita is perfect for those times where a cardigan is just too much. Or work it in a light worsted weight like Yarn Love Charlotte Bronte worsted for when you need the added warmth in the cold season.

Choose your favorite three colorways for this project, and your shawl will be a treasured friend all year long!

MATERIALS:
• Malabrigo Yarn Rastita (310 yards/283 meters, 100 grams/3.53 ounces) 3 skeins; 1 skein of each colorway: Solis 809 (MC1), Natural 63 (MC2) and Lotus 120 (MC3)
OR
• Yarn Love Charlotte Bronte Worsted (280 yards/256 meters, 115 gram/4.06 ounces) 3 skeins; 1 skein of each colorway: On Walden Pond (MC1), Bolivian Chili (MC2) and Arabian Nights (MC3)
• 3.5 mm/US4 (or appropriate to get gauge) circular needle 60 cm/24 inches, circular needle 40 cm/16 inches, 2 DPNs
• 5 mm/US8 DPN (for casting off)
• Tapestry needle
• Safety pin

MEASUREMENTS
DK: Blocked size: 175 cm/68.6 inches wide, 82 cm/32.5 inches down to the tip.

The pattern includes a schematic for the colorblocks as well as a photo tutorial for the slipped stitch edging and working the triangles/rectangles.

Knit Now issue 23 is out in the UK from the 27th June 2013. It can be bought from newsagents, supermarkets or knitting shops, as well as online from www.moremags.com