CrissCross XIII Dragon's Tail, criss and cross knitted shawl

CrissCross knitting …
… is fun
… is varied
… is fascinating
… your shawl is unique
… makes the most from sock yarn

Striped and variegated yarns can produce a thrilling effect. And they become even more thrilling when you change direction while knitting. Criss and cross. The eye will be wandering along all those different colours and lines.

CrissCross XIII Dragon’s Tail, with its fascinating use of shape and colour, is a delight for both the eye and the soul.

With just one skein of sock yarn, you can knit this absolutely stunning shawl.

The pattern contains a photo tutorial on CrissCross knitting.

Service: You can download two different files of this shawl pattern. The long version (14 pages) can even work for beginners, you can cross out every single row. The short version (7 pages) is for the experienced knitter to use less printing paper.

You can adjust this shawl to any size you like.

There are more CrissCross knitting patterns.

Skills Required / What You'll Receive
Very detailed pattern including photo tutorials. Contains two files: a long version with 14 pages for the ambitious beginner and a short version with 7 pages for the experienced knitter.

Includes photo tutorials for special CrissCross knitting techniques.

Skill level: ambitious beginner

Skills:
knit and purl stitches
all other stitches and short rows are explained in detail in the legend

Size:
44 x 110 cm (45 x 143 cm on the spiky edge)

Materials:
100 g sock yarn (425 m/100g);
circular needles 4 mm (if necessary also a thinner one for picking up stitches)

or: any other yarn that meets the gauge

Gauge: (10 x 10 cm, 4 x 4’):

23 stitches x 46 rows garter stitch (4mm needles)