Rowan "November" Shawl

Has anyone made this pattern from Rowan?
I purchased the kit from them online and received both the yarn and the pattern. The knitting was simple enough, just two rows repeated until done to the specified length. Then the instructions are vague: “press as described on information page” which is not included in the pattern. Then “fasten as shown in the photograph”, which seems simple enough but I can’t seem to get it to work out. The finished piece is 22" x 47", but the stitch pattern forms a parallelogram, not a rectangle. Therefore the cast on edge (meant to be 22" is actually longer) so it doesn’t line up with only 22 inches of the shawl side.
I am hoping that someone can help me understand what I’m doing wrong since I am soooooo close to finishing this project! Thanks! Deborah IMG_1001|1200x900

RuNorris,
If you provide the pattern name, maybe we can figure out exactly where the auxiliary information is.

The pattern is called “November” by Rowan

This knitter seems to comment that the parallelogram shape is due to the fabric and seems to be blocking into a rectangle.
From the looks of it a short side is buttoned to a long side.
https://www.ravelry.com/projects/LeslieM80/november

You could also contact rowan, they ought to send out the missing information sheet.
https://knitrowan.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/requests/new

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Thank you for these links. Apparently, I need to block my fabric more aggressively into a rectangle from the parallelogram the knitted rows naturally form.
This should solve my problem! It was a frustratingly unclear pattern though!

Gratefully,

Deborah

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Hope it works out for you now.