Corrlagh Shawl by Patricia McMahon

Corrlagh Shawl

Knitting
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
435 - 870 yards (398 - 796 m)
S, L
English

Pattern currently in test knit

Celtic knotwork - with its endlessly intertwining ribbons - decorates the stonework, jewelry, and especially the illuminated manuscripts of Medieval Ireland. In those, it provides frames for the illustrations and borders for the pages. So I’ve named this shawl Corrlagh, the Irish word for margin. The shawl begins with a body of stockinette stitch and ends with a lace border reminiscent of Celtic knotwork.

Sizes: Small (Large)
Wingspan: 56.5 in/143.5 cm (64.5 in/164 cm)
Depth: 27 in/68.5 cm (32 in/81 cm)

Skills used: Knit, purl, yarn over, knit 2 together, knit 3 together, slip/slip/knit, slip/slip/slip/knit, central double decrease.

Knit flat

Chart and written instructions

Purple sample was made with Classic Elite Yuri yarn. Yarn has been discontinued.