A Cozy Knit Shawlette Pattern
Why Knit a Shawlette?
A shawlette is essentially a mini shawl, typically in a triangular or crescent shape, and makes a great accessory for the cool days of late winter and early spring. With their smaller size compared to full shawls, following a shawlette knitting pattern allows you to practice new techniques and stitch patterns without feeling overwhelmed. Not to mention, the relatively quick completion time means you’ll see your progress in no time, boosting your confidence and motivation along the way.
The knit shawlette that I’m sharing today is all about embracing the snug life, whether you’re lounging around the house or braving the great outdoors. It is a bit bigger than a typical shawlette, but not quite as large as a full sized shawl. And with its soft, textured stitches, I think you’ll agree that it’s as cute as it is comfy too! It’s is constructed by increasing stitches at the beginning of every alternate row to build up to the centre depth, and then decreasing back to the original number of stitches before casting off.
And the best part about this knitting pattern is that you start by casting on just 5 stitches, and then increase by one stitch at the beginning of every other row until you’ve reached the desired depth at the midpoint. This is a great way to get used to the pattern slowly. You can also start to decrease before you reach the full depth for a smaller shawlette.
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Yarn Choice for the Winter Knit Shawlette
The yarn that I used for this project is Knit Picks City Tweed Aran Yarn. I love the softness of this yarn so much! Plus there is something about tweed that just screams cozy to me. I worked half of the shawl in Snowbank, and then switched to Harbour Seal for the second half to give it a colour blocked effect. You are welcome to use just one colour of course, but I think the second colour adds some flair to the shawl since the stitch pattern is pretty simple.
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Winter Shawlette Free Knitting Pattern
What You’ll Need:
To make this cozy shawlette, you will need the following materials:
- Knit Picks City Tweed Aran Weight Yarn:
- 3 Skeins (approx. 450 yards) Snowbank – Colour A.
- 3 Skeins (approx. 450 yards) Harbor Seal – Colour B.
- Size 9 (5.5 mm) 32” circular knitting needles, or 14” straight knitting needles.
- Scissors.
- Tapestry/yarn needle (for weaving in ends).
Measurements:
Finished shawlette measures 92” (width/wingspan) X 26” (height at centre).
Gauge:
20 stitches, 24 rows = 4 Inches in pattern stitch.
Abbreviations:
K: Knit stitch.
P: Purl stitch.
M1r: Make one right increase stitch.
K2Tog: Knit two stitches together.
Kfb: Knit into the front and back of the stitch.
SSK: Slip, slip knit decrease stitch.
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The Pattern:
Overview:
This triangular shawlette is made as follows:
Cast on 5 stitches with Color A and increase by one stitch at the beginning of every alternate row until there are128 stitches total.
Switch to Color B and decrease by one stitch at the beginning of every alternate row until 5 stitches remain to be cast off.
Instructions:
With Color A, cast on 5 sts.
Row 1: K1, p3, k1.
Row 2: K1, m1r, k4 (6 sts).
Row 3: K1, p1, k2tog, p1, k1 (5 sts).
Row 4: K1, m1r, k1, kfb, k2 (7 sts).
Row 5: K1, p to last st, k1 (7 sts).
Row 6: K1, m1r, k remaining sts (8 sts).
Row 7: K1, p1; *k2tog; repeat from * to last 2sts; p1, k1.
Row 8: K1, m1r, k1, *kfb; repeat from * to last 2sts; k2.
Row 9: K1, p to last st, k1.
Row 10: K1, m1r, k remaining sts.
Repeat rows 7-10 until there are a total of 128 sts.
Switch to Color B, and begin decreasing by repeating rows 1- 4 below until 6 stitches remain:
Row 1: K1, p1; *k2tog; repeat from * to last 4sts; k2, p1, k1.
Row 2: K1, ssk, k1, *kfb; repeat from * to last 2sts; k2.
Row 3: K1, p to last st, k1.
Row 4: K1, ssk, k remaining sts.
When there are 6 stitches left, complete the last row as follows:
Last Row: K1, p1, k2tog, k1, p1.
Cast off and weave in all loose ends. Your shawlette is now complete!
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Your winter shawl pattern looks great. I want to knit it for my daughter-in-law to wear while commuting to her office. It’s at the rear of their back yard.
I wrote the pattern out and noticed that the instructions are to cast on 5 stitches, then the first row is knit 1, purl 4 and knit 1. That seems to me to be 6 stitches. Should it perhaps be purl 3?
Would you please let me know.
Marianne – in very cold south central Ontario.
Hi Marianne! Great to hear from a fellow Canadian! Our winters are something else hey!
Thanks for catching my mistake! It is a typo, I’ve updated it to K1, p3, K1 ?
Hi, love the shawl, getting my yarn ready to knit. Maybe I haven’t been knitting long enough but may I ask which is the right side? Sorry if that is a stupid question.
Thanks for pattern
Hi Helen,
Great question! The right side rows are the even numbered rows.
Hi! I have already knit my first shawl from these instructions and absolutely love it! I plan to give it as a gift to a dear friend. I would like to make another shawl for another friend, but would like to use 3 colours on each side of the shawl. How many stitches I should have on needle before I incorporate the next colour? Should it be 44 stitches 1 colour, then 42 for next and 42 for next? Or should it be not so even? I’m not a very experienced knitter, but would appreciate any advise.
Great question! Remember that you start with 5 sts as your initial cast on, so you want to take 123 (128-5) and divide it by three to have three colours on each side. So knit until you have 41 sts with the first colour, then work to 82 sts with the second colour, and then work until you reach 128 with the third colour.
Thank you so much