INTRODUCTION: Kittenish Shawlette was part of the Beatrix Box series by Little Skein, which was the 8th and last of the series. I gravitated to a story about a kitten, since I have three cats myself. It was “The Story of Miss Moppet”. I was inspired by the kitten who wrapped a gingham dusting cloth over its own head to try and trap a mouse, who ends up escaping from the cloth later through a hole. I recreated this cloth in this shawlette design with different slip stitch textures in mock gingham pattern and playing with stripes in two different colors. “Kittenish” is an adjective for coyly playful, like or in the manner of a kitten. It’s an ode to the message in Beatrix’s art, the whimsy, silliness and playfulness that we need in life to feel alive.

Pattern PDF beautifully created and formatted by Anne of Little Skein.

DESCRIPTION: v-shaped shawl with slip stitches, striping, and spiting for right and left wings.

NEEDLE: US 6 (4.0 mm) or the size needed to obtain gauge, 32-inch (80 cm) circular needles

GAUGE: 21 sts and 41 rows to 4 inches (10 cm) in slip stitch body pattern, blocked. Gauge is not critical to this pattern, but will affect the yarn requirements and final size of your shawl.

NOTIONS: gauge ruler if needed

YARN: Sport weight/Thicker Fingering Weight

Sample knit with: Little Skein in the Big Wool, “Harvest Sport”, 100% non-superwash American-grown Merino & Rambouillet wool blend, 312 yards (285 m)/100g

1 skein each of Color A and Color B

Color A: Ahri (grey-blue)

Color B: Kittenish (pink)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: Wingspan (tip of right-side V to tip of left-side V): 56 inches (140 cm), Depth (center point to base of V): 18 inches (45 cm)

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