It took me a long time to attempt knitting my first shawl. I was nervous about shaping such a large piece of work and having wasted a huge amount of time and yarn if it didn’t work out. Many of the patterns that I found required complicated increases and stitch patterns too. My favourite type of knitting is the kind where I don’t have to concentrate very hard, so I wasn’t really willing to try those out! After a bit of experimenting, I came up with some of my own designs that are simple and stress free -just how I like them!
This garter stitch shawl that I’m sharing with you is knit with large needles and chunky weight yarn, which means it works up fast. The design is incredibly uncomplicated. Simply repeat the same two rows over and over! If you are a lazy knitter like me, then I have a feeling you will be hooked on shawl knitting after completing this fun pattern.
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Materials:
- Paintbox Yarns Simply Chunky 100% Acrylic Yarn
- 4 Skeins Vanilla Cream (Colour A).
- 2 Skeins Pure Black Colour B).
- Size 13 (9 mm) 32” or longer circular knitting needles.
- Two Stitch Markers.
- Scissors.
- Yarn needle to weave in ends.
Size:
81“ wide (side to side) X 23“ long (top to bottom).
Gauge:
15 stitches, 18 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch.
Abbreviations:
K: Knit.
P: Purl.
KFB: Knit in the front and back of the stitch (increase).
PM: Place stitch marker.
Notes:
This shawl is worked entirely in garter stitch from the top down with a centre spine of 15 stitches. The increases are made so that the width will grow outward as two triangles along both sides of the centre spine.
Pattern:
Cast on 25 stitches with Colour A (long tail cast on).
Row 1: K2, KFB, K1, KFB, PM, K15, PM, KFB, K1, KFB, K2 (you will have increased by 4 stitches – see below picture for what your work should look like).
Row 2: Knit all stitches.
Row 3: K2, KFB, Knit to last stitch before first marker, KFB, K15, KFB, Knit to last 3 stitches, KFB, K2 (see image below for where KFB increases are made).
Row 4: Knit all stitches.
Repeat rows 3 and 4 switching colours according to Colour Scheme below.
Once all rows have been knit, cast off and weave in all loose ends.
Color Scheme:
24 Rows Colour A
16 Rows Colour B
34 Rows Colour A
16 Rows Colour B
24 Rows Colour A
Pattern PDF File
I hope you enjoyed this free knit shawl pattern.
If you’d like your own copy, the Ad-Free PDF file (which will be emailed to you automatically) can be purchased through Ravelry, or by clicking the “Purchase PDF File” button to the right.
Thank you so much for your support! It means the world to me, and I’m beyond grateful to be able to share my passion with you all.
