Corra Linn is the tallest waterfall on the Clyde River, which has powered the New Lanark mills in Scotland since 1785. One of the most famous owners of the mills, Robert Owen, used the small village of New Lanark to experiment with his ideas to improve the conditions of working people.

The shawl’s construction was designed to honor the women who worked at New Lanark. This warm, quick knit wraps around the front and ties in the back. The style allowed working women of the nineteenth century freedom of movement to complete their tasks. The shawl is knitted flat in garter stitch with a lace wave motif on the edges to represent the Clyde River, which runs alongside New Lanark.

The size of the shawl can be altered by symmetrically reducing or adding repeats of the edging
pattern, but this will change the yardage requirements. It is knitted in New Lanark Aran wool, which
is produced in the historic mill on nineteenth century machinery.

M a t e r i a l s

• New Lanark Spinning Co. Aran, 100% wool, heavy worsted weight, 176 yd (160 m)/3.5 oz (100-gram) skein, 3 skeins of Sky
• Needles: size 8 (5 mm) straights 14”
  (35 cm), or circ 24” (60 cm), or size needed to obtain gauge
• Stitch marker, Blocking mat and pins, Tapestry needle
• Finished measurements: 54” (137.2 cm) wide and 26” (66 cm) high in center, not including 17” (43.2 cm) ties,
  after blocking.
• Gauge: 14½ sts and 25 rows = 4” (10.2 cm) in garter st, after blocking. Exact gauge is not critical for this project, but a different gauge will affect the drape and finished size.