This triangle shawl is knit from the center back to the bottom edge. You can knit this shawl with variety of commercial yarns or handspun yarn since gauge is not critical in this project. Just make sure you have enough yarn to cast off and choose a needle 2-3 sizes larger than recommended for the yarn. Finished measurements Approximately 48” (122 cm) wide from wing to wing and 22” (56 cm) long from top of center back to bottom edge of the shawl.