Lace Edge Garter Stitch Shawl
This timeless knit shawl pattern makes a great year-round piece. The Lace Edge Garter Stitch Shawl features everything you could ever want in a shawl. The garter stitch body is simple enough for mindless TV-knitting, and the lace offers an element of charm and whimsy. The Lace Edge Garter Stitch Shawl offers tons of room for creativity and experimentation. Knit several in all your favorite colors!
Knitting Needle Size6 or 4 mm, Circular Knitting Needles
Yarn Weight(1) Super Fine (27-32 stitches to 4 inches)
MATERIALS
- Wisdom Yarns Poems Sock (75% superwash wool, 25% nylon; 100g/459 yds yds)
- 956 Vista – 3 balls
- Needles: US Size 6 (4 mm) 24” circular or size needed to obtain gauge
- Notions: Stitch markers, tapestry needle
GAUGE
26 sts x 44 rows = 4” in garter stitch
Save time, check your gauge.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length along top edge: 64”
Depth in center: 31”
SHAWL
Cast on 7 sts.
Row 1 (WS): Knit.
Row 2 (RS): K1, m1, k2, m1, pm, k1, pm, m1, k2, m1, k1 – 11 sts.
Row 3: Knit.
Row 4: K1, m1, knit to m, m1, sl m, k1, sl m, m1, knit to last st, end m1, k1 – 4 sts inc’d.
Knit 1 WS row. Rep these 2 rows, 95 more times – 399 sts. Rep Inc row (RS) – 399 sts.
Knit 1 WS row, inc 1 st at center of piece – 400 sts. Continue to instructions for Edging.
Edging
Using knitted cast-on, cast on 40 sts to LH ndl.
Row 1 (RS): K4, [yo, k2tog] 14 times, yo, k7, k2tog tbl (last Edging st together with next Shawl body stitch).
WS Rows 2-16: Sl 1 pwise wyif, knit to end.
Row 3: K4, [yo, k2tog] 12 times, yo, k12, k2tog tbl (last Edging st together with next Shawl body stitch).
Row 5: K4, [yo, k2tog] 10 times, yo, k17, k2tog tbl (last Edging st together with next Shawl body stitch).
Row 7: K4, [yo, k2tog] 8 times, yo, k22, k2tog tbl (last Edging st together with next Shawl body stitch).
Row 9: K4, [yo, k2tog] 6 times, yo, k27, k2tog tbl (last Edging st together with next Shawl body stitch).
Row 11: K4, [yo, k2tog] 4 times, yo, k32, k2tog tbl (last Edging st together with next Shawl body stitch).
Row 13: K4, [yo, k2tog] 2 times, yo, k37, k2tog tbl (last Edging st together with next Shawl body stitch).
Row 15: Bind off 8 sts, knit to end.
Rep Rows 1-16 until there are no more Shawl body sts remaining. Bind off rem sts.
FINISHING
Weave in ends and block.