Into the Wild Woods shawl PDF knitting pattern

Our home is deep in the French countryside, where time moves slowly, and Nature reigns. Behind our 19th century farmhouse is ancient woodland. Centuries old trees grow peacefully and, in the darkness of the undergrowth, ivy winds its way round the mature trunks and seeks the light. When you wear this lovely garment, you can feel that you too are in peaceful woodland, listening to the birdsong and smelling the freshness of the Earth. You can wrap yourself up in it as a snood, a cowl or a shoulder wrap, and feel warm and nurtured.

Into the Wild Woods is knit flat and then sewn together upon completion. It drapes elegantly as a snood and shoulder wrap, and is long enough to wrap around your neck twice for a cosy cowl. The pattern features decorative rib borders interspersed with simple cable ivy leaves. You can choose to do a repeat, as in the worked example, or a double or treble repeat to give a bigger snuggle. The pattern is both charted and written and has been test knitted

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Length of longest edge 46 inches/ 120 cms Width 9 inches/ 22 cms (single repeat) MATERIALS Erika Knight Wild Wool Aran 85% Wool 15%other 186 yards / 100 grams, colour 704 Pootle 2 skeins required – 340 metres/372 yards for worked example in picture.1 set US #8/5mm flat or circular needles plus spare needle of same size. Notions Small cable needle/ stitch counter for cables, darning needle for weaving in ends and sewing together neck edge, row counter. GAUGE 18sts/26 rows = 4 inches/10 cm in stocking stitch Note: gauge is taken after blocking.