Information on the Shawl Ministries:
http://www.shawlministry.com/
http://www.waitingroomministry.com/newSite/index.php
WEBSITES FOR LIONS BRAND YARNS
http://cache.lionbrand.com/yarns/homespun.htm
http://www.joann.com/
SHAWL INSTRUCTIONS
Knit Version
This works very well using the Lions Brand Homespun yarn found at Fred Meyer, Target, Joann’s Fabrics. You can also get it at the Lions Brand or Joann’s Fabric websites.
You will need 3 skeins of the Lions Brand HOMESPUN yarn and size 13 single pointed knitting needles. Our experience shows that metal needles are pretty slippery so if you can choose plastic or wood.
Cast on 63 stitches or any multiple of three, in odd numbers: 57 or 63 works well.
First row Knit 3, purl 3 to the end of the row.
Repeated row Turn and knit the purl stitches and purl the knit stitches.
Before starting the 3rd skein, cut your yarn for the fringe, which can be from 3 inches to 9 inches long. Knot the ends of the fringes to keep the yarn from frizzing.
Crochet Version
Size K – 10.5
4 skeins of Lions Brand HOMESPUN yarn.
GAUGE:
5 V-Sts and 7 rows = 5½ [14 cm]
Gauge Swatch: 6"w x 5½" h [5.25 cm x 14 cm] BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
SHAWL
Before you start: Cut your yarn for the fringe, which can be from 3 inches to 9 inches long. Knot the ends of the fringes to keep the yarn from frizzing.
First Half
Ch 51, place marker in third ch from hook to mark st placement.
Row 1 (Right side): (dc, ch 2, dc) in sixth ch from hook, *skip next 2 chs, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch; repeat from * across to last 3 chs, skip next 2 chs, dc in last ch: 32 sts and 15 ch2 sps.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc, now and throughout), turn; (dc, ch 2, dc) in each ch2 sp across to last dc, skip last dc, dc in next ch: 32 dc and 15 ch2 sps.
Row 3: Ch 3, turn; (dc, ch 2, dc) in each ch2 sp across to last 2 dc, skip next dc, dc in last dc.
Repeat Row 3 until piece measures approximately 36" [91.5 cm] from beginning ch.
Finish off.
Second Half
With right side facing and working in free loops of beginning ch, join yarn with slip st in first ch; ch 3, skip next 2 chs, *(dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch, skip next 2 chs; repeat from * across to marked ch, dc in marked ch: 32 dc and 15 ch2 sps.
Repeat Row 3 of First Half until Second Half measures approximately 36" [91.5 cm] from beginning ch
Shawl should measure a total of 72" [183 cm].
Finish off.
