Tabita is a crescent shape shawl, worked from the top down with stock but glam leaf lace motifs. The increases are made on both sides along the upper edges of the shawl to make the crescent shape.

The pattern was tested. Many thanks to perfect test knitters: svetula27, sofus, Pamigena, terevalencia and jasbirknanra.

Please note: the stitch pattern in this shawl is charted only. Wrong side rows are not shown. Any chart has written line-by-line description of each chart in a convenient format even for beginners.

To help you plan your shawl this pattern contains several helpful sections. On one own page, there is a diagram for each half of the shawl showing how the pattern sections will be used. The individual charted sections are shown on two pages. Finally, line-by-line, written instructions are given on four pages beside each chart.

This pattern could easily be made with lace to fingering weight yarn. Also will be very suited to gradients.

The samples knitted in lace weight yarn. Shown in DROPS Lace by Garnstudio (437 yds (400 m) / (1.76 Oz (50g), 70% Camelid - Alpaca, 30% Silk) and Lace Supreme by Zagroda (3.53 Oz (100g), 50% Bluefaced Leicester Wool, 50% Silk).

Finished Measurements: after blocking – 66.9” (170 cm) wingspan along top edge, 21.3” (54 cm) deep.

Gauge: after blocking - 10 x 10 cm (4” x 4”) = 22 stitches and 34 rows in stockinette pattern. Gauge is not critical here.
To work a shawl, you should know the following intermediate techniques: reading charts, basic decreases (ssk; k2tog; cdd), increase (yo).

Tools: 32’’ (80 cm) or longer circular needle for knitting flat size US size 4-6 (3.5mm-4.0mm), depending if you are tight or loose knitter.
In order to facilitate the loose ending, you can use a needle of a much larger size, e.g. 6.00 mm or crochet hook size e.g. 5.00 in place of the right needle. If you use crochet hook, I recommend the method Double crochet bind off.
2 stitch markers are optional but if you want to separate each chart and repeat of chart you need a total 32 markers.

Materials: 600 – 710 yards (550- 650 meters) of lace or fingering weight yarn.