A triangular shawl with wide center back lace panel and knit-on lace border, worked from the top/center back edge down. It is worked using fingering-weight yarn and you will need approximately 775 yards to knit the pattern as written.

Kits for the pattern (yarn and a print pattern copy, or just the yarn) may be purchased from Wall of Yarn. It is the September 2020 kit for their ongoing Ogham Tree KAL.

If choosing to substitute yarns, be sure to choose one with a good drape and little to no halo to best show off the twisted stitch pattern at the center back.

Please note the lace and twisted-stitch patterning is presented in chart form ONLY.

Inspiration Notes: The Fortingall Yew is an ancient European Yew tree found in the churchyard in the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. It is believed to be one of the oldest trees in Britain, with an estimated age between 2000 and 3000 years.

The yew tree is one of the 5 most sacred trees in Ogham lore. It was considered a powerful tree to aid in magic, although the entire tree is poisonous, from its bright red berries to the wood itself. The trees are remarkably long-lived and the strength of their wood was often used in building weapons, such as bows and spear handles. The wood is very dense, and the tree grows from multiple shoots which often wrap around each other, making it unsuitable for building material but allowing for beautiful decorative markings on items such as musical instruments or jewelry boxes.