I searched for patterns in the It’s a Wrap section and immediately found the Squared Off Shawl. Usually, I like to cross-pollinate with yarns and patterns, pairing things up that you wouldn’t normally think to pair. I just loved this pattern so much, I had to do it. The fact that the product photo is done in my favorite colors is totally irrelevant.
I know it’s marked as an intermediate pattern, but the steps are not difficult. Don’t let the rating of the pattern fool you, if you take your time and knit the pattern one row at a time, you’ll be fine. I, of course, didn’t take my own advice and read over the pattern first, so it took me a minute to get into the swing of things. Once I did though, the pattern just flowed.
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