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No Time Flat Shawl

Check out this quick knit shawl pattern to whip yourself up a cold-weather accessory.

No Time Flat Shawl

The No Time Flat shawl is a beauty in self-striping yarn. The zig-zag pattern of the stitches gives the color changes a unique, sloping look that's easier than it looks to achieve. The seed stitch border helps keep this easy knit shawl for curling, and also helps give it a little bit of texture. Since Bernat Pop yarn comes in so many different colors, you're bound to find a look for this shawl that you love. While it takes circular needles to complete, this shawl is knit flat, so there's no need to fret if you haven't knit in-the-round yet.

Knitting Needle Size8 or 5 mm, Circular Knitting Needles

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Gauge18 sts and 24 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st.

Finished SizeApprox 25" x 55" [63.5 cm x 139.5 cm]

Materials List

  • Bernat® Pop™ (5 oz/140 g; 280 yds/256 m): Radical Botanical (84015) - 3 balls
  • Size U.S. 8 (5 mm) circular knitting needle 29" [74 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.

Instructions

Shawl

  1. Cast on 106 sts. Do not join.

    Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows:

    **1st row: (RS). *K1. P1. Rep from * to end of row.
    2nd row: *P1. K1. Rep from * to end of row.

    Rep last 2 rows for Seed St Pat until border measures 1½" [4 cm], ending on a WS row.**

    Increase row: (RS). (K1. P1) 3 times. (K12. Kfb. K13. Kfb) 3 times. K13. (K1. P1) 3 times. 112 sts.
    Next row: (P1. K1) 3 times. Purl to last 6 sts. (P1. K1) 3 times.

    Proceed in Zig-Zag Pat as follows:
    1st row: (RS). (K1. P1) 3 times. (K20. M1. K18. ssk) twice. K20. (K1. P1) 3 times.
    2nd row: (P1. K1) 3 times. Purl to last 6 sts. (P1. K1) 3 times.

    Rep last 2 rows for Zig Zag Pat until work from beg measures approx 53" [134.5 cm], ending on a WS row.

    Decrease row: (RS). (K1. P1) 3 times. (K12. K2tog. K13. K2tog) 3 times. K13. (K1. P1) 3 times. 106 sts.
    Next row: (P1. K1) 3 times. Purl to last 6 sts. (P1. K1) 3 times. Rep from ** to **.

    Cast off in Seed St Pat

Abbreviations

Approx
Approximate(ly)
K
Knit
K2tog
Knit next 2 stitches together
Kfb
Increase 1 stitch by knitting into front and back of next stitch
M1
Make 1 stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and knitting into back of loop.
P
Purl
Pat
Pattern
Ssk
Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together
St(s)
Stitch(es)
Rep
Repeat
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