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Long ago I gave my husband a 1968 Mustang convertible as a gift. He named this beautiful car Smaug because of its deep green exterior and his love of The Hobbit. At the first sign of spring we would jump in the car and cruise the shoreline of Long Island with the top down. The Summer Tunes cassette would be blaring in the player as the wind blew through my hair. What joyful memories.

My memories, and The Hobbit’s infamous dragon Smaug have inspired this lightweight shawl. Smaug exposes his chest in the center sweeping eyelets and cables. His scales wrap around you and his wings rise from the beautiful border. The gorgeous deep green yarn would compliment the shining exterior of my husband’s convertible.
My knitting passion was in its infancy in our cruising days. If I could relive those moments I would garb myself in this lovely shawl, ask Alexa to play some Beach Boys tunes, and enjoy the wind in my face. I hope you are inspired to take a cruise in the sunshine.

This shawl was created for The Unplanned Peacock Studio. It begins at the bottom center point and builds outwards with yarn overs and knit front & back increases. A picot edge stitch enhances the angled eyelet lace field. A V-shaped eyelet sets off the center spine. The eyelets angles continue to spread as the shawl grows.

Special thanks to the Unplanned Peacock Studio, for the beautiful yarn, and to my fantastic testers.

This pattern includes written instructions and charts.

Finished Measurements
Wingspan (A): 85 in/216 cm
Depth (B): 24.5 in/62 cm

Special Techniques:
Knit & purl, cast on & bind off
Increases: yarn over, knit front and back
Simple lace: yarn over, knit 2 together, ssk (slip, slip, knit)
Picot edging
Working flat on circular needles

This pattern has been test knit for accuracy.