Froggy Lace Shawl

This beautiful shawl features a unique frog-shaped lace edging, perfect for all the nature and animal lovers out there! The shawl is worked from the top down, starting with a garter stitch tab. The body of the shawl is knit in a delicate lace pattern, and the frog edging is added as a border.

Materials

• Fingering weight yarn (approximately 400 yards / 366 meters)
• US size 6 (4 mm) circular needles, 32-inch (80 cm) or longer
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Gauge

24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette stitch

Size

One size fits most. The finished shawl measures approximately 60 inches (152 cm) wide and 20 inches (51 cm) deep.

Abbreviations

• K: Knit
• P: Purl
• YO: Yarn over
• SSK: Slip, slip, knit
• K2tog: Knit two stitches together

Instructions

Shawl Body:

1. Using the long-tail cast on, cast on 3 stitches.
2. Row 1: Knit all stitches.
3. Row 2 (and all even rows): Knit all stitches.
4. Row 3: K1, yo, k1, yo, k1.
5. Row 5: K1, yo, k to last stitch, yo, k1.
6. Repeat Rows 2-5 until you have reached your desired shawl size, ending on a wrong side row.

Frog Edging:

Note: The frog edging is worked across the live stitches of the shawl body.

1. Row 1: Knit all stitches.
2. Row 2: *K3tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, repeat from * to last 5 stitches, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1.
3. Row 3: Knit all stitches.
4. Row 4: Knit all stitches.
5. Row 5: K1, *yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
6. Repeat Rows 2-5 until you have finished the frog edging.
7. Bind off all stitches loosely.

Weave in all ends and block your shawl to open up the lace pattern.