Skill Level
Finished Size
18 x 65 inches
Materials
• Lion Brand Lion Cashmere Blend medium weight yarn (1.5 oz/84 yds/40g per skein): 8 skeins silver #150
• Long Blue Knifty Knitter Long loom series (62 pegs)
• Knitting tool
• Cable needle
• Tapestry needle
Gauge
13 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches/10cm
Special Abbreviations
Yo, sl 1, k1, psso (yarn over, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over): Take loop off Peg 1 and place on cable needle. E-wrap Peg 1. Knit Peg 2. Take loop off Peg 2 and hold it with knitting tool or fingers. Place loop from cable needle on Peg 2. Replace loop from Peg 2 on top of loop. Lift over the bottommost loop, leaving only 1 loop on the peg.
K2tog, yo (knit 2 together, yarn over): Move loop from Peg 1 to Peg 2. Knit both loops together. Move remaining loop from Peg 2 to Peg 1 to leave Peg 2 empty for the yo. E-wrap (see page 3) Peg 2 to create a yo.
4-st LC (4-stitch Left Cross): Skip Peg 1 and Peg 2. Knit loops on Peg 3 and Peg 4, place these stitches on cable needle and hold to center of knitting loom. Knit skipped loops on Peg 1 and Peg 2. Place loop from Peg 1 on Peg 3 and loop from Peg 2 on Peg 4. Place stitches from cable needle on Peg 1 and Peg 2. Gently pull on the loop on Peg 3 and then on the loop on Peg 4 to tighten the stitches.
Pattern Note
Work your stitches with a loose tension making it easier to move the stitches.
Instructions
Cast on 62 stitches.
Row 1: Knit.
Row 2: Purl.
Row 3: Knit.
Row 4: Purl.
Row 5: *P2, k2tog, yo, p2, k4; repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p2.
Row 6: P2, *k4, p2, k2, p2; repeat from * to end of row.
Row 7: *P2, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, p2, 4-st LC; repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p2.
Row 8: P2, *k4, p2, k2, p2; repeat from * to end of row.
Row 9: *P2, k2tog, yo, p2, k4; repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p2.
Row 10: P2, *k4, p2, k2, p2; repeat from * to end of row.
Row 11: *P2, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, p2, k4; repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p2.
Row 12: P2, *k4, p2, k2, p2; repeat from * to end of row.
Repeat Rows 5–12 until piece measures 64 inches.
Repeat Rows 5–9.
Next row: Purl.
Next row: Knit.
Next row: Purl. Bind off.
Finishing
Wet block as follows by immersing shawl in warm, soapy water for about 20 minutes. Squeeze out as much water by using a towel, do not wring. Block to dimensions given. Designer recommends blocking wires to block shawl. 