Alone and isolated in a dry and dusty land, the trail before you leads through the sagebrush and dry grasses towards the base of the mountains that reach to the sky around you. Thunder clouds are quickly growing in the blue sky and a gust of warm wind races down the mountains through the valley. The desert wind sends tumbleweeds rolling across the dusty trail until they are caught on the fences that surround the pastures. As the warm winds surround you, you follow the trail before you and reach the safety of an old wooded barn just as the storm breaks and waters the thirsty desert ground.

Sizes: Small (Large) shown in size small

Finished Dimensions: Top Edge: 48 (60)”/ 122 (152) cm; Center Height: 22 (28)”/ 56 (71) cm

Yarn:
MC: Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the wool, sport, 100% wool, 200 yards - Shown in Verba Volant
CC: Spincycle Yarns Wilder, sport, 100% Merino, 200 yards – Shown in Dark Gray

Yardage:
MC: 200 yards/ 183 m (400 yards/ 366 m)
CC: 400 yards/ 366 m (800 yards/ 732 m)

Gauge: 24 sts and 32 rows in 4” in Stockinette Mosaic Pattern on size US 6/4 mm needles

Needles: US 6/4 mm circular

Notions: Four stitch markers, one removable stitch marker, darning needle for weaving in ends.

Notes: The main body of the shawl is worked first starting at the bottom point and finishing with the top edge. It is worked in a stockinette mosaic pattern using one color of yarn every two rows. Stitches are then picked up along both sides and the side edging is worked in k2, p2 rib