“House Mormont remembers. The North remembers. We know no king other than the King in the North whose name is Stark.”

Little Lyanna Mormont is undoubtedly one of my favorite characters from Game of Thrones, despite her limited screen time thus far. The way she can shame men old enough to be her grandfather into seeing the error of their ways and doing what’s right is both inspiring and hilarious. If I lived in Westeros and had a sword, I’d pledge it to House Mormont and its resident sharp-tongued badass. This shawl(ette) was created with Lady Mormont in mind.

Beginning with a garter tab cast-on and working top down, a simple increasing slip stitch pattern breaks up the monotony of Stockinette stitch and adds visual interest. The turret edging, reminiscent of many a castle wall in Westeros, is worked perpendicular to the body, so it moves quickly, eating up body sts as you go.

Finished size is approximately 50” across the wingspan by 19” down the center spine. Pattern can be adjusted for size; see pattern notes.

Gauge: 23 sts and 36 rows=4” in the body pattern, knit flat and blocked. Gauge is not crucial for this project, but differences in gauge will affect your yardage requirements.

Materials: US size 5 needles, optional US size 6 needles for working the edging, stitch markers, tapestry needle for weaving in ends.

Sample shown used approximately 580 yards of Miss Babs Caroline (70/20/10 superfine Merino/Cashmere/Nylon) in colorway Alexandra. Caroline is an exquisitely soft base with a slight halo that still shows texture beautifully, and is quite warm. If you choose a different yarn, you will need approximately 580-600 yards of fingering weight yarn to complete the project. Please make sure to alternate skeins if using a hand-dyed yarn to limit potential color pooling.