This shawl is worked from the bottom up, with a center patterned gusset in the style of the wonderful Faroese shawls from the famous islands. The first shawl I ever made was in this style, and I found it great for wearing around the house and outside while working. The cat, however, claimed that one for his own “blankie,” so I needed to make another! I wanted something heavy and warm, so I used worsted weight yarn (this also means fewer stitches overall, so it goes fast). Garter stitch makes this reversible as well.

The version that requires the larger amount of yarn is done with a size larger needle; the pattern explains this. Pattern gives both chart with notes for particular rows and a fully written pattern.

NOTE Dec. 14, 2014: corrected version is uploaded.

Corrections:

Row 12: Slip first stitch purlwise, k5, slip marker, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo to last 3 sts before next marker, k1, k2tog, slip marker. Knit to next marker, slip marker. Ssk, k1, yo, ssk to last 4 sts before next marker, k2, k2tog, slip marker, k6.

Row 138: Slip first stitch, k4, ssk twice, sk2p, k2tog twice, k5. (15 sts) Remove the markers as you come to them in this row.