Free super simple seed stitch shawl. Start at the tip, repeat 4 rows until it’s as big as you’d like it to be.

About:

Available Sizes: One
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
PDF Format: Printer & Mobile Friendly
Bonus: Video

Techniques:

Knit Flat {Back & Forth}
Knit & Purl Stitches
Increase Stitch

Materials:

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 305 – 315 yards {279 – 288 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 13 {9mm} Circular Needles with a 24″ {60cm} Cable

Details:

Measurements: 56″ wide x 28″ {142cm x 71cm}
Gauge: 9 STS & 16 rows per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 1lb 1.6oz {500g}

Notes:

Reversible.
Knit from the tip.
CO edge is the height.
Knit using the seed stitch.
Increase the first stitch on every 4th row and then knit the purls and purl the knits.
Try different needle sizes to get your desired tension. I started with a US 15 and the stitches were too loose, US 11 was too tight, US 13 was just right. :)

Video:

Click here to watch the “How to Knit an Asymmetrical Seed Stitch Shawl” video tutorial.

Pattern, Knit Flat {Back & Forth}:

CO 1 stitch
Row 0: KFB

Row 1: K1, P1
Row 2: P1, K1
Row 3: K1, P1
Row 4: INC1, P1, K1

Row 5: K1, P1, K1
Row 6: K1, P1, K1
Row 7: K1, P1, K1
Row 8: INC1, K1, P1, K1

{EVEN # of STS on your needles}
Row 09 : *K1, P1*
Row 10 : *P1, K1*
Row 11 : *K1, P1*
Row 12 : INC1 *P1, K1*

{ODD # of STS on your needles}
Row 13: *K1, P1* K1
Row 14: *K1, P1* K1
Row 15: *K1, P1* K1
Row 16: INC1 *K1, P1* K1
Repeat rows 9-16 until desired length.

Weave in the ends.
Block, if desired.

Abbreviations:

* – * – repeat between *
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
KFB – knit the stitch, before slipping off, knit another stitch into the back of the same stitch, slip to right needle
INC1 – make 1 stitch {I use a backwards loop}
P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
STS – stitches

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