Winterfell Shawl - Game of Thrones

A simple straight piece of work that makes a lovely shawl. Knit in dk cotton it makes a lovely collar.

Winterfell Shawl

Needles – 6mm

Yarn – Chunky/bulky 200gms
Clasp or shawl pin.


Abbreviations
yfwd – yarn forward. Place yarn to the front of your work then over the needle to knit the next stitch
Sl 1 - slip the first stitch (do not knit into it)
K2tog – knit 2 together
turn – turn your work ready to knit back on the sitches you have just knit
ssk – slip two stitches on to the right needle without knitting and then knit into the front of them with the left needle.
Inc – increase
**Stretchy cast off
knit two stitches from the left hand needle,* insert left hand needle from front to back in both stitches, knit them together through the back of the loops and slip off the needle. One stitch remains on your right hand needle.
Knit next stitch from left hand needle then repeat from *



Pattern
Using 6mm needles cast on 36 stitches.

Row 1 – sl  knit wise k19 (yfwd k2tog) seven times, yfwd, k2 (37 stitches)
Row 2 and all even rows knit
Row 3- sl 1 knit wise K22 (yfwd k2tog) six times, yfwd, k2 (38 stitches)
Row 5- sl 1 knit wise K25 (yfwd k2tog) five times, yfwd, k2 (39 stitches)
Row 7 - sl 1 knit wise K28  (yfwd k2tog) four times, yfwd, k2 (40 stitches)
Row 9 – s1 k wise knit all stitches
Row 10 – cast off 4 stitches using **stretchy cast off(see bottom of page)
REPEAT the last 10 rows 17 times more for clasp. 19 times if using a shawl pin.
Cast off
Sew on clasp and finish off ends.