Annie ’s Shawl

Many of you have seen the shawl Annie often wears in the shop and a lot of you have asked for the pattern. This is a great little shawl pattern that Annie and Regina came up with. They have graciously given their permission for me to publish it as a free pattern!

Materials and gauge:

This pattern can be used with any yarn, at any gauge. It can be as small as a kerchief, or as large as a full-sized wrap. You can get a small shawl out of about 400 yards of lace-weight or sock yarn using US #3 needles. Use 800 yards for a medium shawl and 1,200 yards for a very large shawl. Yardage changes with the size of yarn you choose, but you can just bind this shawl off whenever it gets to be big enough.

Pattern

Cast on 3 sts. Purl 1 row.

Row 1: Slip 1, M1, K1, M1, K1.

Row 2 and all even rows: Sl 1 and purl to end of row.

Row 3: Sl1, M1, K1, YO, K3.

Row 5: Sl1, K2, YO, K1, YO, K3.

Row 7: Sl 1, K2, YO, K3, YO, K3.

Row 9: Sl1, K2, YO, K5, YO, K3.

Row 11: Sl1, K2, YO, K3, Place Marker, YO, SSK, K2, YO, K3.

Row 13: Sl1, K2, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, Slip Marker (SM) K1, YO, SSK, K2, YO,
K3.

Row 15: Sl1, K2, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K1, SM, K2, YO, SSK, K2, YO, K3.

Row 17: Sl1, K2, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K2, SM, K3, YO, SSK, K2, YO, K3.

Row 19: Sl1, K2, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K3, SM, YO, SSK, K2, YO, SSK, K2, YO,
K3.

Row 21: Sl1, K2, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, SM, K1, YO, SSK, K2,
YO, SSK, K2, YO, K3.

Row 23: Sl1, K2, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K1, SM, K2, YO, SSK,
K2, YO, SSK, K2, YO, K3.

Row 25: Sl1, K2, YO, *K2, K2tog, YO*, K2, K2tog, YO, K2, SM, K3, YO, SSK,
K2, *YO, SSK, K2*, YO, K3.

Row 27: Sl1, K2, YO,* K2, K2tog, YO*, repeat the section between the stars
until 3sts remain before the marker, K3, SM, YO, SSK, K2,* YO, SSK,
K2*, repeat the section between the stars until 3sts remain, YO, K3.

Row 29: Sl1, K2, YO, *K2, K2tog, YO*, repeat the section between the stars
until 4sts remain before the marker, K2, K2tog, YO, SM, K1, YO, SSK,
K2, *YO, SSK, K2*, repeat the section between the stars until 3sts
remain, YO, K3.

Row 31: Sl1, K2, YO, *K2, K2tog, YO*, repeat the section between the stars
until 5sts remain before the marker, K2, K2tog, YO, K1, SM, K2, YO,
SSK, K2, *YO, SSK, K2*, repeat the section between the stars until
3sts remain, YO, K3.

Row 33: Sl1, K2, YO, *K2, K2tog, YO*, repeat the section between the stars
until 6sts remain before the marker, K2, K2tog, YO, K2, SM, K3, YO,
SSK, K2, *YO, SSK, K2*, repeat the section between the stars until
3sts remain, YO, K3.

Repeat Rows 26-33 until shawl reaches desired size.

Bind off loosely, using a larger needle if necessary.

You can do any kind of edging you want. Annie has done a few rows of garter stitch before binding off, or even a picot edge (YO, K2tog across, knit next row, BO) or you can just bind off. Whatever you do, have fun! Remember that lace tends to block out much larger. 100% merino will block out to almost double.