Knitted Prayer Shawl Directions

Yarn: Use 3 skeins of Lion Brand Homespun.

The texture and feel of this yarn makes the shawl soft and warm. Since it is 90% acrylic it is washable. The yarn may be found at Michaels, JoAnn Fabrics and other craft stores.

Needles: Use size 13 or 15 which provide a loose fabric and a quick product.

Pattern: *Knit 3, purl 3, repeat * to the last three stitches, Knit 3.

To begin cast on 63 stitches loosely. Before you begin you 3 rd skein, set aside yarn to make a fringe for both ends of the shawl.

You can knit on the fringe. Cast on 63 sts. Complete one row of the Fur Stitch. Complete the body of the shawl. Work one row of the Fur Stitch. Bind off. Weave in the ends.

Pattern for Knitted in fringe: The fur stitch

Row 1 (RS): K1, *K1 but do not drop st off left needle, bring yarn forward between needles to make the fringe (you may wind over a piece of cardboard for fringe of a uniform length), take yarn between needles to the back and K in the same st again, pass the first stitch over the second and drop it off the left needle*. Repeat *.* on remaining 60 sts, K1.

Fur stitch modified from Mitchell, The Country Diary Book of Knitting, p 147.

This pattern makes a shawl good for wrapping around shoulders or around knees. Afghan sized shawls could be made by starting with 99 stitches or any number of stitches divisible by six plus three stitches. You will need more skeins of Homespun yarn.