This shawl is knit using a traditional Shetland construction. Make it in your favorite fingering weight yarn and enjoy the garter stitch goodness draped around your neck! ‘Aestlight’ means ‘east light’ in Shetland dialect.

Finished size:
Approximately 45 inches/114 cm (52 inches/132 cm wide) and 17 inches/43 cm (21 inches/53 cm) long. Size shown is the larger of the two.

Materials:
US #6/4mm 32 inch or 24 inch circular needle
440 (550) yrds fingering weight yarn
Stitch markers
Row counter

Gauge:
24 sts and 42 rows= 4 inches in garter stitch using US #6/4mm needle.
(Exact gauge is not crucial as there is a generous amount of give in this shawl at the blocking stage).