Light and warm, this simple shawl is characteristic of Orkney design: it is simple and effective. It knits up quickly, and can be worn in many ways.

The shawl uses Cat’s Paw and Old Shale on a garter stitch ground. The centre is knitted first, stitches are picked up along the row ends and the border is knitted outwards. Finally a small border is knitted along the top edge.

Materials
100g North Ronaldsay fine yarn
pair 6 mm (US 10) needles
stitch markers

Size
48” wide and 28” deep

Tension
13 sts and 21 rows to 4” over pattern
after washing and blocking