Day to Date Time Shawl
You walk into a room, shawl knitting pattern draped effortlessly across your shoulders. The room halts and stands at your attention. Your very presence commands everyone's gaze; that's the impact this Day to Date Time Shawl can have! While others will love it for its lace design and sparkly details, you'll admire it for its versatility. Take this shawl from casual day time wear to an elegant date time outfit in minutes!
Knitting Needle Size8 or 5 mm
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Shawl measures 15½” wide x 62” long.
MATERIALS:
- RED HEART® “Shimmer™”: 2 balls 1503 Turquoise.
- Knitting Needles: 5mm [US 8].
- 2 stitch markers, yarn needle.
GAUGE: 17 sts = 4”; 21 rows = 4” in pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.
Special Stitch
skp = slip next stitch knitwise to right needle, knit next stitch, lift slipped stitch over knit stitch and off needle.
Notes:
1. To make a wider or narrower shawl, cast on fewer or more multiples of 11 sts. Each multiple of 11 sts measures about 2½”.
2. To make a shorter of longer shawl, repeat the 16 rows of the Pyramid Pattern fewer or more times. Each 16 row repeat measures about 3”.
SHAWL
Cast on 67 sts.
Garter Stitch Border
Rows 1–4: Slip 1 st as if to purl with yarn in front (wyif), k4, place marker, k to last 5 sts, place marker, k4 sts, k1 through the back loop (tbl).
Slip markers as you come to them.
Begin Pyramid Pattern
Row 1 (Right Side): Slip first st as if to purl wyif, k4, *k3, [yo, skp] 4 times; repeat from * to last 7 sts, k6, k1 tbl.
Row 2 and all Wrong Side Rows: Slip first st as if to purl wyif, k4, purl to last 5 sts, k4, k1 tbl.
Row 3: Slip first st as if to purl wyif, k4, *k4, [yo, skp] 3 times, k1; repeat from * to last 7 sts, k6, k1 tbl.
Row 5: Slip first st as if to purl wyif, k4, *k5, [yo, skp] 2 times, k2;repeat from * to last 7 sts, k6, k1 tbl.
Row 7: Slip first st as if to purl wyif, k4, *k6, yo, skp, k3; repeat from * to last 7 sts, k6, k1 tbl.
Row 9: Slip first st as if to purl wyif, k9, *k3, [yo, skp] 4 times;repeat from * to last 13 sts, k12, k1 tbl.
Row 11: Slip first st as if to purl wyif, k9, *k4, [yo, skp] 3 times, k1; repeat from * to last 13 sts, k12, k1 tbl.
Row 13: Slip first st as if to purl wyif, k9, *k5, [yo, skp] 2 times, k2; repeat from * to last 13 sts, k12, k1 tbl.
Row 15: Slip first st as if to purl wyif, k9, *k6, yo, skp, k3; repeat from * to last 13 sts, k12, k1 tbl.
Row 16: Slip first st as if to purl wyif, k4, purl to last 5 sts, k4, k1 tbl.
Repeat Rows 1–16 of Pyramid Pattern sixteen more times (for a total of 17 repeats of the pattern).
Repeat Garter Stitch Border
Bind off loosely.
FINISHING
Weave in ends. Block lightly, if desired.