The Cozy Cabin Shawl is inspired by weekend trips I used to take to a cabin in the woods with friends. The cabin we stayed in is heated by a wood stove, and having something cozy to wear on a cool evening or a crisp morning is a must. The cabin had a wonderful collection of hand made blankets and woven rugs, many with a southwestern flair. I loved wrapping them around myself and taking a hot cup of tea out onto the porch in the early morning light to watch deer who would pass through the meadows around the cabin.

This shawl is inspired by those lovely, relaxed days, those cozy blankets, and the colours that were so striking and lovely. It features an easy modified Fisherman’s rib for texture, simple mosaic panels, and requires only two rows of purling in the entire shawl, giving you a relaxing knitting experience and allowing you to sit back and enjoy the colour while creating this oversized squishy shlanket!
Finished Measurements
231 cm / 91”long from tip to tip x 98 cm / 38 ½“deep

Gauge
15 sts / 27 rows = 10 cm / 4”in garter stitch on larger needles
Note: gauge is important with this shawl as it uses most of MC1.

Materials

Yarn:
Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts Lascaux Worsted
25% Manx Loaghtan Wool/75% Punta
Arenas Wool, 100g/3.5oz, 200m/220yd

Sample shown in Irish Linen (MC1), Dark Chocolate (MC2), Syrah (MC3), Nutmeg (MC4), and Cerrilos (MC5)

Yardage:
2 skeins in MC1, and 1 skein each of MC2, MC3, MC4, and MC5.
MC 1 Irish Linen, 2 skeins; MC 2 Dark Chocolate, 1 skein; MC 3 Syrah, 1 skein; MC 4 Nutmeg, 1 skein; MC5 Cerrilos, 1
skein.

Yardage Estimate:
Approx 385 m / 421 yds of MC1, approx 172 m / 188 yds of MC2, approx 184 m / 201 yds of MC3, approx 111 m / 121 yds of MC4, and approx 162 m / 177 yds of MC5.

Needle sizes:
One set size 4.0 mm / US 6 needles, 100 cm / 40” circular needles used for Texture Stitch Pattern.
One set size 5.0 mm / US 8 needles, 100 cm / 40” circular needles used for Mosaic Stitch.
1 double-pointed needle, size 5.5 mm / US 9 for i-Cord Cast-off.

Notions:
Stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Notes
-This shawl is an asymmetric shape that begins from the narrow point and increases on one side only. The shawl increases are worked every fourth row in texture sections and every second row in mosaic sections.
-It is important to allow edge stitches to be loose, but when working texture stitch sections, tighten the increase side edge stitch on increase rows to keep the edge straight.
-Edge stitches are slipped at the start of each row knitwise; all other stitches are slipped purlwise.
-Colours are carried along the side of the shawl when there are no more than 4 rows between colour changes. Break yarn if it will not be used in more than 4 rows.