In 2020 I was reading Glennon Doyle’s book Untamed and was introduced to a new word, Selah.

“Selah is found in the Hebrew Bible 74 times, Scholars believe that when it appears in the text, it is a direction to the reader to stop reading and be still for a moment because the previous idea is important enough to consider deeply.” -Glennon Doyle Untamed

As I made this shawl, Selah was the perfect word to describe what my knitting does for me, to hold space and be in quiet contemplation. Especially during a year as hard on us all as the past few have been. I hope this shawl brings you joy, a warm hug, and “pauses long enough to be changed forever.”

Selah is worked sideways with increases and decreases along the bottom of the shawl. You will be creating the fringe as you work by leaving a long loop of yarn at the bottom edge before working the first stitch on each wrong side row. The rows of twisted stitches along the bottom edge will keep your work from unraveling after you trim your fringe. Worked at a loose gauge for the perfect amount of drape.

YARN
* The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Soka’pii (100% MT Rambouillet)
Fingering 248 yds/50 g Horse Belly – 3 skeins
* The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Oh Dang! (74% Alpaca/ 26% Silk)
Lace 328 yds/50 g Pretty Shield – 2 skeins
* OR 650 yds fingering & 650 yds lace held together or 650 yds sport weight yarn

NEEDLES
* US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)

NOTIONS
* tapestry needle, scissors

GAUGE
* 18 stitches and 23 rows = 4” / 10 cm in double seed stitch blocked

SIZE
* width: 74”/ 188 cm | length with fringe: 26”/ 66 cm

SKILLS
* knit through the back loop, knit, purl, i-cord, k2tog, kfb, p2tog

NOTES
Selah is easy to modify to be wider or longer. If you wish to have a wider shawl work more of the increase rows. For a longer shawl, you can work more of the center rows.

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