Shawls
You can never have too many
Shawls - they are fun to knit, easy to wear, and perfect for showcasing beautiful hand-dyed yarns.
Floret
Floret is a botanically inspired trapezoid shaped shawl/wrap that starts with a brioche leaf motif that transitions to a simple lace pattern and ends with a dramatic brioche flower edging.
Yarn Floret is worked in a fingering weight wool or wool blend at 24 sts/30 rows over 4"/10 cm in stockinette stitch. Shown in HandmaineKnits Single Ply (kits available on Etsy)
Size about 84” long at top edge and 18” deep
$7.00, pattern PDF download
Gwytherin
This shawl mixes a Celtic inspired cable and delicate lace with a modern asymmetric shape. Suitable for everything from a stroll in the countryside to diner in the manor, this elegant and easy piece will become a favorite wardrobe staple.
Yarn Gwytherin is worked in a sport weight wool/silk blend yarn at 23 sts/33 rows over 4"/10 cm in stockinette stitch. Shown in Miss Babs Killington in Herbalist.
Size about 63" wingspan and 25" at deepest point
$6.00 , pattern PDF download
Mabon
Mabon celebrates the Autumnal Equinox, when the days are getting shorter and the nights have a distinctive chill. This wrap is inspired by the equinox’s balance of light and dark, the fiery red of leaves changing colors before they blanket the forest floor, and the seeds of hope that we plant in fall to get us through the long winter ahead.
Yarn Mabon is worked in a fingering weight silk/wool blend yarn at 24 sts/45 rows over 4"/10 cm in garter stitch. Shown in Wooly Wonka Nimue Sock in Barn Door and Gray Goose.
Size about 82" along top edge and 17" at deep
$6.00 , pattern PDF download
Beeline
A asymmetric shawl with slip stitch cables, garter stitch, and lace sections designed to showcase the beauty of gradient set of mini-skeins against a single skein of a contrasting color. The curves of the lace stitch pattern flow out of the meandering cables which are created with traveling slipped stitches worked over a striped backdrop.
Yarn Beeline is worked in a fingering weight yarn at 24 sts/35 rows over 4"/10 cm in stockinette stitch. Shown in Marianated Yarns Scrumptious HT in Spelunking and Beekeeper Perfection Set
Size about 110" wingspan and 23" at deepest point
$6.00 , pattern PDF download
Dunkeld
delicate, etched lines
enhanced in each cable twist
set against a sleek scalene triangle
This cozy, modern shawl has a geometric, crystalline-inspired cable and ribbing detail along the edge.
Yarn Dunkeld is worked in a DK weight merino/silk/hemp blend at 19 sts/28 rows over 4"/10 cm in stockinette stitch. Shown in Quartermoon Fiber Co Tekla in Crystal
Size Two sizes available, about 64 (74)” wingspan and 25 (29)” depth.
photo by Quartermoon Fiber Company
Kneisel Point
A crescent shaped shawl that combines artful slip stitch cables and a simple lace pattern in a melodic composition.
Yarn Kneisel Point is worked in 3 colors of a fingering weight yarn at 20 sts/48 rows over 4"/10 cm in garter stitch. Shown in String Theory Hand Dyed Yarn Bluestocking in Spring Tide, Sterling, and Basil.
Size about 80" wingspan and 17" at deepest point
$6.00 , pattern PDF download
Embossed Diamonds
An asymmetric shawl with alternating lace and garter stitch panels in various diamond stitch pattern motifs.
Yarn Embossed Diamonds is worked with a 6 color mini-skein set and a main color of fingering weight yarn at 21 sts/52 rows over 4"/10 cm in garter stitch. Shown in Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply in Willow Gradient Set and Slate.
Size about 96" wingspan and 18" at deepest point
Photos by Miss Babs
$6.00 , pattern PDF download
Sagitta
An asymmetric shawl with alternating lace and garter stitch panels designed to showcase the beauty of gradient set of mini-skeins against a single skein of a contrasting color.
Yarn Sagitta is worked in a fingering weight yarn at 26 sts/56 rows over 4"/10 cm in garter stitch. Shown in Seven Sisters Arts Meridian in Citron and Transitional Metals.
Size about 82" wingspan and 18" at deepest point.
$6.00 , pattern PDF download
Cypri
Artful slipped stitch cables embellish simple stripes on this crescent shaped shawl.
Yarn Cypri is worked in a fingering weight wool/cashmere/silk blend at 24 sts/48 rows over 4"/10 cm in garter stitch. Shown in Shalimar Yarns Breathless in Byzantium and Mole
Size about 56" wide and 13" high
photo by Linus Ouellet
Stutzen
A triangular shawl inspired by the calf gusset patterns in traditional twisted stitch stockings, called stutzen.
Yarn Stutzen is worked in a fingering weight yarn at 22 sts/48 rows over 4"/10 cm in garter stitch. Shown in Malabrigo Sock in Aguas and Rayon Vert
Size about 48" wide and 24" high
$6.00 , pattern PDF download
Wild Plum
This cozy shawlette has fluid horizontal cables and interesting short row shaping, making for a dynamically textured finished piece.
Yarn Wild Plum is worked in a worsted weight superwash wool at 17 sts/34 rows over 4”/10 cm in garter st. Shown in Madelinetosh Tosh DK in Filigree
Size about 60” wide and 9 1/2” high
Published in the Winter 2013 issue of Knitscene Magazine
photo by Harper Point Photography
Purchase pattern at Interweave.com