Venus in Stripes is a long triangular shawl that is knit from side-to-side and accentuates the striping with center decreases. It is knit with fingering weight yarn or 2 skeins of contrasting color of 420 yards each color…a total of 840 yards. Since this shawl is already well over 8 feet in length and 25 inches at its center, deepest point, it really doesn’t lend itself to using a heavier weight yarn. Full written instructions, and row counts, are included in the pattern.