Phat Shawl by Katherine Vaughan

Phat Shawl

Knitting
January 2013
2-ply Handspun, 6wpi
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
11 stitches and 19 rows = 4 inches
in ribbed eyelet (pattern) stitch, blocked
US 10 - 6.0 mm
400 - 600 yards (366 - 549 m)
Spine depth: 27”/68.5cm Wingspan: 55”/139.5cm Shawl is easily customizable for larger and smaller sizes by knitting more or fewer body rows.
English
This pattern is available for $5.00.

This pattern is available via LoveCrafts!

It’s hard for me to believe that five years ago I joined a community of awesome farmers, dyers, spinners, potters, beaders, designers, and other fiber artists all participating in the Phat Fiber Sampler Box. This shawl is a tribute to Jessie and my “Phatties” - it uses samples from various boxes spun as singles and plied with a neutral grey merino.

The shawl is worked from the bottom tip up with a simple angled lace pattern. Because the increases are located along the center spine, the finished shape is like a squat diamond that results in a shawl collar when worn. This version has a lightly ruffled border along the top, but you could work that straight if you choose. This pattern works equally well in a finer yarn and at multiple sizes; let the spirit of the sampler box guide your knitting!