​French Knit Shawl

You'll need:

300g of 100% Merino wool (307m/100g);

Circle knitting needles 3,5;

Markers.

Size: 84 x 178 cm

Stitches control: 1 pattern repeat = 18 sts = 9 cm.

Instructions

Cast on 12 sts with the auxilary yarn.

Then, turn to knitting with the main yarn. Leave 30 cm of loose end of yarn.

1st row - wrong-side: slip 1 st as purl, yarn in front of work, 4 knit sts, marker, 1 purl, marker, 1 purl from broaching, marker, 1 purl, marker, 5 knit sts (13 sts);

Set-up row: slip 1 st as purl, yarn in front of work, 4 knit sts, 1 row of the main scheme to the next marker, 1 st of stockinette stitch (= central st), 1 row due to the main scheme to the next marker, 5knit sts.

Continue knitting due to the scheme 35 rows more, make 5 sts with garter stitch in the beginning and end of each row, make centre of work with stockinette stitch (89 sts).

Then, knit the part from 21st to 36th rows, repeating it 8 times. You'll get 377 sts. Then, work due to the scheme to end of work. There are 413 sts on the knitting needles.

Make next 11 rows with garter stitch on all the sts. Bind off these sts on the right-side. Carefully pull out the auxilary yarn. Transfer 6 sts to the double pointed knitting needles, sew the sts with "stitch in stitch" seam, using loose end, which you've left before.