Fog in August

Description

Folk knowledge says that every fog in August means a snowfall come winter. This shawl combines an eddying lace edging with a simple stockinette field of parallel lines, just as the whorls of summer’s morning fog might contrast with the crisp clean of a winter snow. The raised slip-stitch chain pattern provides texture, and the knitted-on border provides drama and contrast.

The lace border is both charted and written.

Skills required: increasing, decreasing, knitted-on cast-on, yarn overs, knitting on a border

Finished measurements: approximately 162.5 cm wide and 71 cm deep

Gauge: 18 stitches to 10 cm of blocked stockinette. Gauge is not critical but will affect the finished size and the meterage required

Note: Though conversions to the metric system have been made on this page for your convenience, the pattern itself uses American measurements.