Australis

Inspired by the Southern Lights, the Australis Shawl features sweeping short row lace sections inspired by the lights’ dance across the night sky, providing moments of interest amid the stocking stitch background. Finished with a knit-on edging this crescent shaped shawl provides interest alongside more restful knitting, making it the perfect project for travelling or relaxing. This two colour shawl would be a great way to show off your special skeins of 4ply. 

This pattern also includes a large print version for those with additional visual needs. This includes full written instructions with no reliance on charts, text is black, in Arial, font size 24 and is formatted to be read more easily with a screen reader.

You can find tutorials for the techniques used in this pattern, as well as information on yarn substitution, on my website.

Yarn

MC: Travel Knitter, BFL Supersock, 425 m/ 465 yds

CC: Peak District Yarns, 4-ply, 300 m/ 328 yds

Needles and Notions

4 mm (US 6) circular needles 100 cm/ 40” or DPNs
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Gauge

23 sts x 33 rows over 10 cm/ 4” in stocking stitch, after blocking.

Final measurements

140 cm/ 55” wide x 54 cm/ 21.25” high, unstretched after blocking.