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A cushy, comfy, cuddly shawl designed by Annie Smith

Size:

27” x 72”

Materials:

Caledon Hills 100% wool 100 g 220 yds/skein. 4 skeins color 811 Red Maple

Size 8 needle

12 markers

Gauge 6” x 8” over the swatch.

Instructions:

To work swatch, cast on 27 stitches and kni1 1 row. Set up: (ws) k3, place marker, k7, place marker, k9, place marker, k3.

Keeping the first and last 3 stitches in garter stitch, work the chart twice. Knit 2 rows and bind off loosely. Soak swatch and squeeze out the water. Pin it out and allow it to dry.

Swatch:

To work Windham in the Fall, cast on 91 stitches and knit 1 row.

Set up (ws) K3, pm, k9, pm, k5, pm, k9, pm, k7 pm, k9, pm, k7, pm, k9, pm, k7, pm, k9, pm, k5, pm, k9, pm, k3.

Keeping the first and last 3 stitches of the shawl (not shown on a chart) in garter, work the charts in the following order. Chart A, Chart B, Chart A, Chart C, Chart A, Chart C, Chart A, Chart C, Chart A, Chart B, Chart A.

Work the charts a total of 23 times. Knit 2 rows and bind off loosely. Weave in the ends to be trimmed after the shawl is blocked. To block this shawl, soak it in tepid water for about 15 minutes. Squeeze the water out and spread the shawl out to dry. (Several large beach towels are nice to spread it out on.) Because this shawl has long straight lines, blocking wires are helpful. Run the wires under the outer-most purl bumps along the sides.