Knitted square shawl

Some people are clever. Knitting a square shawl is usually done edge to edge or diagonally. Knitting a square shawl from the centre out means you have to keep track of it on round needles with a lot of stitches! Alexis hand dyed commercial yarn for this shawl so it would be a custom colour. It is a beautiful, striking green. To tone in some other colours makes the shawl more visually appealing and gives it interest. She used a fine wool. When we first saw it , some of us thought she was knitting a bag. No, it was a beautiful square shawl.

You can find instructions for conventional shawls on knitting.today. The site also provides instructions for knitting a centre out shawl so you can challenge yourself.