I’m traveling to Scotland and Ireland for my wedding / honeymoon in June 2023. Spending 6 days in each country, I am inspired to design a shawl that each place I visit will hold a special meaning to me. For you, dear knitter, I hope you find enjoyment in each stitch. A little research into each county has been provided so you, too, can enjoy the journey!

Size

Wingspan 82” / 208 cm

Depth: 17” / 44 cm

Materials

(10% buffer has been added to amounts)

592 yards / 542 meters in DK Weight

We used Cape May Fiber All-American Alpaca

(100% American produced Alpaca / 175 yards / 3 ounces, 85 Gram)

4 skeins in Color Wild Bill

Tools

- US Size 7 (4.5mm) 24” (60 cm) circular knitting needle (you won’t be working in the round, but the length of the circular will help support the numbers of stitches)

Gauge

19 sts, 38 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Garter Stitch after blocking.

17 sts = 4” (10 cm) in various Guernsey Stitch patterns after blocking.

Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

- it's asymmetrical
- it has guernsey / gansey stitches
- intermediate level (knit, purl, m1R, k2tog are some stitches you need to know)
- it is charted and written