Prayer Shawl Pattern

Begin with three skeins of yarn.

Use size 11 or 13 needles (occasionally 15). These needles provide for a loose weave (and make the project go fast!).

Begin by casting on 54, 57, 60 or 63 stiches, or some multiple of three.

PATTERN - knit 3 - purl 3 to the end of the row. Turn and knit the purl
and purl the knit (if you have 57 or 63 stiches it works out that you'll begin
every row with knit). The weave like pattern will develop.

Before you begin your third skein, set aside the yarn you will need for making the fringe for both ends of the shawl. (The length depends on how long you want the frindge - between 3 to 8 or 9 inches). Then knit until you finish up the yarn or to your desired lenght. Some knitters prefer to use four skeins and lots of frindge.

Obviously, one's preference of lenght and width and size of stich vary. The choice of color keeps growing. There are solids, variegated, and yarns that form a stripe-like pattern. There is no one right way of creating these gifts of love and caring.