Free & Easy Shawl Knitting Pattern
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Here’s a free & easy shawl knitting pattern that’s knit in garter stitch using a 2-row repeat with a video tutorial to help you along the way!
About the Pattern
Available Sizes: One
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
Bonus: Video
Pattern Name: Daybreak
Techniques
Here are some of the knitting skills that will help if you know them before getting started, or learn how to get started in the video tutorial:
Knit Flat
Knit Stitches
Increase Stitches
Yarn & Substitutions
Yarn Weight: Bulky
Yardage: 350 – 360 yards (320 – 330 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Landscapes Renewed
Needles & Notions
Needle Size: US 10.5 (6.5mm) Circular Needles with a 32” (80cm) Cable
Gauge
11 STS & 25 rows per 4” (10cm) square, knit in garter stitch
Details
Measurements: 51″ wide x 23″ (130cm x 58cm)
Gauge: 11 STS & 25 rows per 4” (10cm) square, knit in garter stitch
Weight: 8.1oz (230g)
Notes
Reversible.
Knit starting at the tip.
Knit using the garter stitch.
The bind-off edge is the width.
Knit flat, back & forth on circular needles, which are used to accommodate the large number of BO stitches, do not join in the round.
Video Tutorial
Knitting Abbreviations
*– * – repeat between * to end of row
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
INC1 – increase one stitch (I used the backwards loop method)
K – knit stitches (K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
STS – stitches
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Pattern Instructions
CO 1 stitch
Row 1: INC1, K1, INC1
Row 2: *K*
Row 3: INC1, K3, INC1
Row 4: *K*
Row 5: INC1, K5, INC1
Row 6: *K*
Row 7: INC1 *K* INC1
Row 8: *K*
Repeat rows 7-8 until you’ve reached your desired size of shawl.
Bind-off very loosely in the K1, P1 pattern, this will help keep it from curling and it’ll give it more elasticity.
Weave in the ends.
No blocking necessary.
Tips:
-Place a removable stitch marker or scrap piece of yarn on the side you need to increase the stitches, so you don’t even have to think about whether or not you need to increase. Move the maker up as your shawl grows. As it gets a bit bigger, you’ll want to use 2 markers, one at each end, so you’re easily reminded to increase.
-If the first and last stitch are an increase stitch then knit into it.-If the first and last stitch are a knit stitch then create an increase stitch.