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Do you share my soft spot for botanical knits? If so, then this shawl is for you. It features meandering vines that sprout into a beautiful leafy border. When wrapped bandana-style, the vines curve gracefully around the neck, and the leaves adorn the most visible edge of the shawl.

This sport weight shawl allows you to indulge in easy cables and a bit of lace. The body is worked mainly in stockinette stitch, with intuitive cables that can be worked without a cable needle. In the border, the cables transition to lace leaves that you can watch growing beneath your fingertips. Warm, stylish and so special, the finished shawl is one you will adore.

Instructions for customizing the shawl size are included. Please note that changing the shawl size will affect yardage requirements.

Instructions are fully written with optional charts.

Yarn
Miss Babs Yummy 3-Ply
100% Superwash Merino Wool; 335 yd/5.1 oz (306 m/145 g) skeins
3 skeins, shown in Beanstalk
Or approximately 860 yards/790 meters of sport weight yarn.

Finished Measurements
Wingspan/Length: 66”/165 cm
Depth: 29”/72.5 cm

Needles

• US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needle, 36”/90 cm long, or size to obtain gauge
• US 6 (4.0 mm) circular needle, 36”/90 cm long, or one size smaller than needle used to obtain gauge

Gauge
Blocked: 18 stitches and 25 rows = 4”/10 cm square in stockinette stitch on US 7 4.5 mm needles.
Unblocked: 18 stitches and 26 rows = 4”/10 cm square in stockinette stitch on US 7 4.5 mm needles.

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but will affect yardage and finished size if different from above.

Notions

• Cable needle (optional, because cables can be worked without a cable needle)
• Eight stitch markers, including 1 in a contrasting color to identify the right side
• Pins for blocking
• Tapestry needle