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Foxtails is a scalene triangle shaped shawl worked in garter rib, garter stitch, and “leaf and weave” stitch. Inspired by the colourway of the yarn it’s knit in - Kitsune, which is Japanese for fox - the leaf and weave section is reminiscent of a bushy fox tail.

Sizing

Foxtails comes in one size. Please refer to the schematic (see images) for more context regarding size.

Wingspan: 59” / 150cm
Long edge: 45.5” / 116cm
Short edge: 39” / 100cm
Height: 30” / 76cm

Stitches

knit, purl, knit front and back, slip 1 purlwise with yarn in front, knit 2 together, yarn over, sk2po (slip 1 knitwise, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over), skp (slip 1 knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over)

Other Techniques

binding off
blocking

Sample Details

Yarn: La Bien Aimée Merino Aran in Kitsune
Amount used: 475m

Accessibility

Foxtails includes two versions of the pattern: the main version, and a second version designed for low vision and screen reader users.

Both versions of the pattern are colour blind friendly.

The accessible version of the pattern has:

• 24 point sans-serif font (Arial) throughout
• Fully saturated black text on white background
• Single column layout
• Left-aligned text
• No italics
• No header or footer – just page numbers (bottom left)
• Consistent use of heading tags for easy navigation
• Internal links to aid navigation
• All instructions written out in text without reliance on diagrams or charts
• All words written out in full (i.e. no abbreviations)
• No bulleted lists
• No tables
• Tested with screen readers

You can read full details here: Accessible Patterns