Weathered Barn Shawl MKAL

***Let's Play It Again 2026*** is an opportunity for knitters to knit my patterns together in [Knitting in the Loft ](/groups/knitting-in-the-loft) starting March 1st. This pattern, along with my others, is being offered at 20% off until March 15, 2026, use coupon code: **LPIA2026**. Come join us in the Loft! Our old barn has seen the plenty and provision of the LORD through many, many harvests. We continue to be wonderfully blessed. The amazing thing about “harvest” is that there are so many kinds. When it is ripe and ready, we harvest corn, beans, alfalfa, sweet corn, peas, apples, tomatoes, berries, etc, etc. The Bible talks about another kind of harvest. In Matthew 9:37, Jesus is talking to his disciples, *“The harvest is rich, but the workers are few. Pray that the Lord of the harvest will send out workers to gather in his harvest.”* This harvest is YOU, my dear knitter. Jesus yearns to have you choose to make Him your Lord and Savior, to let Him be your best friend. He delights in how you have chosen to use the creative gifts He has given you. It is an honor to present this opportunity for you to knit this crescent shaped shawl with lots of texture, knit in three wedges with borders between. The center wedge has two options, knit a wonderfully textured “Barn” **or** a beautiful lace “Field” pattern. (Be sure to consistently follow the set of charts with your chosen center wedge.) As the body is completed, both versions flow into a contrasting color haystack border, and finish with a beaded main color waves of corn lace edge. Two colors cotton worsted weight yarn are recommended for making a washcloth to practice the unique stitch pattern used for the shawl border. **Materials** 880 yards MC Heavy Lace Weight/Light Fingering Yarn 150 yards CC Heavy Lace Weight/Light Fingering Yarn 480 8/0 or 6/0 Beads US Size 4/3.5 mm and US Size 5/3.75 mm Needles 0.75 mm Crochet Hook Stitch Markers, including Unique and Removable Stitch Markers Tapestry Needle 2 Colors Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn US Size 8/5.0 mm Needles **Finished Size** 70 inches (Wing Tip to Wing Tip) x 27 inches (Neckline to Bottom Edge) **Gauge** 14 stitches and 18 rows per 2 inches (not blocked) **Errata** ARGH! I got my 25s and and extra 27s on the Special Instructions. This is the corrected stitch count for row 22: Work the **Wrong Side Row 22** as follows: 5 edge stitches, left field wedge **(25 sts)**, left spade **(25 sts)**, M1, Place Special Marker, right spade **(25 sts)**, right field wedge **(25 sts)**, 5 edge sts. We would love for you to join us in [Knitting in the Loft ](/groups/knitting-in-the-loft) for fun and pattern support during the MKAL. Cast on is June 14, 2024. Thank you so much to my test knitters, Wookie1950, craftyone51, kendknitter, cpainter, quilterlis and MinnesotaNancy. You are the best of the best and I am blessed. *Purchase thoughtfully. Digital patterns once purchased are yours and non-refundable. Thank you.*