This triangle shawl is so easy and fun to make – you may want to make a few of them! It knits up quickly and has a beautiful drape when it’s blocked. It’s a great way to explore creative colour combos.
Made with a few easy stitches, this shawl is almost like a sampler. Some techniques include double moss stitch, eyelets, garter stitch and ribbing.
This shawl is knit from the middle of the neck with increases fanning outwards. It is knit in one piece with two balls of fingering weight yarn.
Skill Level:
Rookie-Apprentice-Virtuoso-Genius
Skills: knit, purl, yarn over, tab cast on (instructions given)
Sizes: one size
Finished Measurements:
approx 158 cm wingspan and 76 cm deep lying flat after blocking
Gauge:
approx 30 sts and 44 rows = 10 cm in St st on 2.5 mm as given on ball band
approx 18 sts and 32 rows = 10 cm in double moss/seed st on 4 mm after blocking
Yarn: fingering weight wool
Suggested Brand:
2 skeins Bohoknits Ramble
75% Merino Wool, 25% Nylon
422 m per 100 g
shown in colour Olive Juice and Salmon Shuffle
Needles:
4 mm 80 cm circs or longer
or size needed to obtain gauge
Other Materials: tapestry needle or teeny crochet hook; stitch marker
Please note: This pattern will be free for the summer and starting September 1st, 2015 it will be $5 USD.
Instructions:
Beginning at middle neck and working back and forth work a tab CO as follows:
CO 3 sts. Knit 6 rows. Do not turn after the last row. Rotating your little tab clockwise, pick up and knit 3 sts along next two edges. 9 sts.
Notes: M1s in this pattern are worked by casting on a backwards loop. The reason for using this method is that it doesn’t pull your fabric tight (like it does when you pick up a st from the row below) and it doesn’t leave a gaping hole (like it does with a yarn over).
There is a 3-st garter edging, so the first 3 sts and the last 3 sts are always knit (this is included in the instructions). There is always an increase after the first 3 sts and before the last 3 sts on the RS only.
The middle st is always knit (on both the WS and the RS) with an increase on either side (in this case, it’s a YO) on the RS only. Always make sure your marker is right next to the middle st (it can sometimes shift below your YO).
Confused? Don’t worry – it’s all in the instructions!
Section 1 (double moss/seed st)
Note: After working a few rows, you may want to place a removable m on the fabric to mark the RS.
Row 1 (WS): Knit.
Row 2 (RS): K3, M1 (by casting on a backwards loop), K1, YO, pm, K1 (middle st), YO, K1, M1, K3. 13 sts.
Row 3: Knit.
Row 4: K3, M1, *K1, P1*, rep from * to * to m ending with a K1, YO, sl m (slip m throughout), K1, YO, rep from * to * to last 3 sts, M1, K3.
Row 5: K3, *K1, P1*, rep from * to * to 2 sts before m, K2, (sl m), rep from * to * to last 3 sts ending with a K1, K3.
Rep rows 4 and 5 until it measures approx 10” deep measured along the middle st, ending with a WS row. Cut MC. Attach CC.
Section 2 (eyelets)
Row 1 (RS): K3, M1, knit to m, YO, K1, YO, knit to last 3 sts, M1, K3.
Row 2 (WS): Knit.
Row 3: K3, M1, *K2tog, YO*, rep from * to * to 1 st before m (don’t forget the last YO), (K1, YO) twice, K1, *YO, K2tog*, rep from * to * to last 3 sts, M1, K3.
Row 4: Knit.
Cut CC. Attach MC.
Section 3 (double moss/seed st)
Row 1 (RS): Rep Row 1 from Section 2.
Row 2 (WS): Rep Row 5 from Section 1.
Rep rows 4 and 5 from Section 1 until it measures 8-10 cm/3.5-4” from end of Section 2, ending with a WS row. Cut MC. Attach CC.
Section 4 (eyelets)
Rep Rows 1-4 from Section 2 twice.
Section 5 (double moss/seed st)
Rep Section 3 until it measures 8-10 cm/3.5-4” from end of Section 4, ending with a WS row.
Section 6 (eyelets)
Rep Rows 1-4 from Section 2 three times. Do not cut CC when you are finished.
Section 7 (garter st)
Beginning with MC, work two rows in MC and then two rows in CC.
Row 1 (RS): Rep Row 1 from Section 2.
Row 2 (WS): Knit.
Rep these two rows (alternating MC and CC) for 22 rows (or to desired length), ending with MC and a WS row.
Section 8 (ribbing)
Row 1 (RS): Rep Row 1 from Section 2.
Row 2 (WS): K3, *P3, K2*, rep from * to * to 1 st before m, K1, begin rib again mirroring the rib sts you ended with before m (i.e. if you ended on a K2, then start with a K2), rib to last 3 sts, K3.
Row 3: K3, M1, work rib as set to m (knit the knits and purl the purls), YO, K1, YO, rib to last 3 sts, M1, K3.
Row 4: K3, work rib as set to 1 st before m, K1, continue with rib to last 3 sts, K3.
Note: Incorporate increases into rib pattern as you go.
Rep Rows 3 and 4 for 4” or to desired length ending with a WS row. BO loosely in rib. Weave in ends.
Spritz with a water bottle and iron gently.
