Winter Wildflower Knit Shawl Pattern
Knitted prayer shawl patterns like this one are perfect for chillier months.
Knit some cheer into your dreary winter days with this Winter Wildflower Knit Shawl Pattern! The muted, yet feminine, colors really help this shawl pattern stand out from the crowd, and will look gorgeous with your favorite neutral cold-weather outfit. This super easy and quick knit shawl takes very little skill to complete, so even knitters who have never tried knitting a shawl before will be able to pull this one off with relative ease. Since the bulk of this pattern is made in stockinette stitch with very few openings, we recommend it for the cold months where you could use a little extra warmth.
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
- Caron® Cakes™ (7.1 oz/200 g; 383 yds/350 m) - Plum Crisp (17041): 2 balls
- Size U.S. 8 (5 mm) circular knitting needle 29" [75 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.
Instructions
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 Zigzag 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 Zigzag 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 ** as given above.
Cast off in Seed St Pat
Abbreviations
- Approx
- Approximately
- Beg
- Begin(ning)
- 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.
- Pat
- Pattern
- Rep
- Repeat
- St(s)
- Stitch(es)
- Ssk
- Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together.
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