Holli peeking from behind the shawl she's holding up. Angles of eyelet lines are traveling against the bands of colour that form the central triangle of the shawl.

Woman standing at window with rectangular shawl draped around back neck and hanging down the front.

Long shawl with angled ends wrapped one around the neck of a seated person. Multiple colours show at the centre front, while the ends are a solid colour with a few stripes on one end.

Detail shot of cable with angled lines of eyelet radiating off each twist of the cable.

Back view of shawl draped over shoulders showing the triangular shape created by bands of mini skeins before the solid colour is worked on each side to create the rectangular shape.

Long shawl drapes around back neck and hanging to hip on one side and knees on the other side.

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Lines of eyelets emerge at right angles from snaking cables, emphasizing the graceful length of this shawl as a simple gradient triangle extends into a trapezoid that wraps over the shoulders. On one side, the mini-skeins are reintroduced for a final flutter of narrow stripes.

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Construction

The shawl begins with a standard top-down triangular shawl construction, which becomes the centre of the shawl. Then each side of the triangle is worked out laterally.

What's Included

This knitting pattern includes both charts and written instructions, modification notes, and a schematic with measurements.

Sizes + Finished Measurements

84.5″ (214.5 cm) wingspan x 20″ (51 cm) depth.

Yarn

Fingering weight;
Main Colour 840 yd (770 m);
5 x Contrasting Colour 90 yd (82 m) each.

Shown in:
Suburban Stitcher Sock (75% merino / 25% nylon; 460 yds / 420 m per 100 g), Neptune.
Suburban Stitcher Sock (75% merino / 25% nylon; 90 yds / 82 m per 20 g); Whisper, Smoke, Cinder, Ashes, Coal.

Substitution Notes

This project is perfect for hand-dyed fingering weight and sock yarns. Commercially dyed yarns will also work. Choose a fibre blend that you enjoy knitting with and wearing and that will open up the lace sts when blocked. This would be a great opportunity to do some stash busting.

Gauge

26 sts and 36 rows = 4″ (10 cm) over Stocking stitch using 3.5 mm (US 4) needles, blocked.

Needles + Notions

3.5 mm (US 4) Needles;
Stitch Markers;
cable needle (optional).

Skills

Decreases, yarnovers, Turkish cast on (optional), working simple lace and cable from chart or written instructions, slipped stitch selvedge, Russian bind off.