Claire’s Rent Shawl Knitting Pattern

Claire’s Rent Shawl Knitting Pattern will allow you to create a large triangle shawl with two different colored stripes in the design.

This shawl is seen in Outlander season 1 episode 5 ‘Rent’ worn over a tartan dress when Claire attends to the clan MacKenzie.

Knowledge of intarsia – working with more than one color is needed for this pattern.

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This pattern is part of my Outlander collection, you can see the other Outlander patterns here.

If you are looking for a heavier knit shawl you may like this pattern Claire’s Carolina Shawl or The Highland Forest Shawl

Design Inspired By The Outlander Costumes

If you have been watching the Outlander TV series, in season one, Claire wore a very distinctive triangle shawl.

Inspired by the Claire rent shawl she wears in the Rent episode, the triangle-shaped shawl is knit in garter stitch.

Featuring the intarsia technique, there are two colored stripes worked from the bottom up.

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Image Source – Starz

Outlander Claire’s Knitwear

Inspired by Claire Fraser wearing beautiful knitted pieces, the shawl is knit by working from the bottom up.

The shawl will grow in size through a series of increases that occur through yarn overs.

This also gives a nice open stitch design down the spine of the shawl and along the edges.

To make the shawl shorter like Claire’s you can make it in a smaller size and fasten it with a pin or by attaching a button.

For a longer version of the shawl, that can be worn tied at the back as seen below you will have to make a larger size.

Image Source – Starz

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern:

This Outlander Claire shawl pattern is great for any intermediate knitters.

• You should be comfortable casting on and casting off, as well as knitting in garter stitch.
• You should also know how to yarn over.
• You should know how to change yarn colors.
• You should also be comfortable reading knitting patterns.
• And understanding knitting abbreviations and terms. 

Claire’s Rent Shawl Knitting Pattern

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Notes

The shawl knits up quickly and the design makes for a relaxing and enjoyable knit.

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Video Tutorial

There is a video tutorial to help you with changing the yarn colors and dividing the stitches.

You can view it on my YouTube channel here.

You can also view a video on how to wear the rent shawl on my YouTube channel here.

Skill Level – Intermediate

Gauge – 10 x 10 cm/4 x 4 inches = 18 sts and 30 rows in garter stitch.

Measurements / Sizes

*Please note – these sizes are just a rough guide, you can knit this shawl until it is comfortable for you to wear – test it out against yourself to see if you want to make the length shorter or longer before dividing the sections.

The smallest sizes will result in the shawl meeting in the middle of your waist, the larger sizes will allow you to wrap the shawl around your body and tie at the back of the waist.

• M – Width tip to tip – 68 inches/172 cm
• M – Length – top to bottom = 31 inches/79 cm
• You can add fewer or more stitches to adjust the size to increase or decrease.
• Add fewer by – 40 stitches and more by + 40 sts.
• Where you are able to adjust the size is noted in the pattern.

The Supplies You Need…

Yarns

• Yarn A – Cascade 220 – Shire 2445 100g/220yards x 1 (S/M) x 2 (L/XL) x 2.5 (XL/XXL)
• Yarn B – Cascade 220 – Black 8555 100g/220yards x 1 (S/M) x 2 (L/XL) x 2.5 (XL/XXL)
• Yarn C – Cascade 220 – Smoke Heather 9450 100g/220yards x 3 (S) x 4 (M) x 5 (L/XL) x 6 (XL/XXL)
• Yarn Weight – Medium 04/Worsted/Aran/10 Ply.

Yarn notes

• Please note that the skeins of yarn needed for Yarn A and Yarn B will need to be made into two balls for each color.
• This is because of the intarsia technique used in the pattern, you will have to attach one ball at one end of the work and the other at the other end when you are knitting.

Yarn Substitutes

• Knit Picks – Wool of The Andes Worsted
• Cascade yarns – Cascade 220 Merino
• Berroco – Lanas
• Knit Picks – Simply Wool Worsted
• Mirasol Yarn – Huni
• Filcolana – Peruvian Highland Wool
• Evoke Hand Dyed Yarn – Woolganic Australian Organic Wool Hand-dyed

Needles

• 5mm (US 8) knitting needles – I used my interchangeable circular needles on a 40″/100cm cable (32″ is also ok) as there were many stitches – I did not join in the round to knit.
• Spare cable 40″ with end caps.

Notions

• Tape measure
• Darning needle
• Scissors
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holder or spare cable with end caps to hold stitches.

Abbreviations

• Beg – beginning
• Cont – Continue
• Foll – following
• K – knit
• K2tog – knit the next 2 stitches together
• YO – yarn over needle
• PM – place marker
• SM – slip marker
• Rem – remaining
• Rep – repeat
• RS – right side
• WS – wrong side

Pattern

• Yarn A – Shire 2445 (dark green)
• Yarn B – Black 8555 (black)
• Yarn C – Smoke Heather 9450 (light green)

With Yarn A – Cast on 3 sts.

• Row 1: Knit.
• Row 2: K1, YO, PM, K1, YO, K1. (5 sts)
• Row 3: K to end slipping marker.
• Row 4: K to marker, YO, SM, K1, YO, K to end.
• Rep rows 3 and 4 until there are 15 sts, then rep row 3 again ready to start the next section on a RS row.

In the next stage, you will join Yarn B.

• Row 1 (RS): Cont to knit with Yarn A, K6, add in Yarn B from the backside and K1 stitch before the marker, YO, SM, K1, YO, K1, attach the second ball of Yarn A, K to end.
• Row 2 (WS): Knit the row, slipping the marker, and maintaining the color pattern.
• Row 3: With Yarn A, K6, With yarn B K to marker, YO, SM, K1, YO, K to color change, K to end in Yarn A.
• Row 4: Rep row 2.
• Rep rows 3 and 4 until there are 27 sts on the needle.

In the next stage, you will join in Yarn C the main color.

• Row 1 (RS): With Yarn A, K6, With Yarn B, K6, add in Yarn C by knitting the first stitch before the marker, YO, SM, K1, YO, K1, attach the second ball of Yarn B and K6, then K6 in Yarn A.
• Row 2 (WS): K across all stitches maintaining the color pattern and slipping the marker.
• Row 3: With Yarn A, K6, With Yarn B, K6, with Yarn C K to marker, YO, SM, K1, YO, K to color change, K6 in Yarn B, K6 in Yarn A.
• Row 4: Rep row 2.
• Rep rows 3 and 4 until you have 145 sts (S) 185 sts (M – as seen in the photos) 225 (L) 265 (XL).

*This is where you can adjust the size.

• If you stop at 145 or 155 sts this will be an S – small size.
• If you stop at 175 or 185 sts this will be the M – medium size.
• If you want to make the L size you will need approx – 225 sts.
• For the XL/XXL size, you will need approx – 265+ sts.
• You can add fewer or more stitches to adjust the size.
• Add fewer by – 40 stitches and more by + 40 sts.

Finish The Right Section

• Row 1: K to 5 sts before the center spine marker (maintaining the color pattern), K2tog, PM, K1, K2tog (remove center marker).
• Place the rem sts (the left side) on a stitch holder or spare cable with caps.
• Turn the shawl to continue working on the right section.
• Row 2: K to the end of the row maintaining the color pattern.
• Row 3: K to 2 sts before the marker, K2tog, SM, K2, turn.
• Row 4: Rep row 2.
• Rep rows 3 and 4 until you have 14 (16, 18, 20) sts left.

Now you will cont to decrease the right section maintaining the color pattern as you knit until you have 3 sts left on the needle:

• Row 1: K to last 4 sts, K2tog, remove marker, K2.
• Row 2: K to end maintaining the color pattern.
• Row 3: K to last 3 sts, K2tog, k1.
• Row 4: Rep row 2.
• Row 5: K to last 2 sts, K2tog.
• Row 6: Rep row 2.
• Row 7: K to last 2 sts, K2tog.
• Row 8: Rep row 2.
• Row 9: K to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2.
• Row 10: Rep row 2.
• Row 11: K to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2.
• Row 12: Rep row 2.
• Row 13: K to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2.
• Row 14: Rep row 2.
• Row 15: K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1.
• Row 16: Rep row 2.
  Row 17: K to last 2 sts, K2tog.
• Row 18: Rep row 2.
• Row 19: K to last 2 sts, K2tog.
• Row 20: Rep row 2.
• Row 21: K2, K2tog, K2.
• Row 22: Rep row 2.
• Row 23: K2, K2tog, K1.
• Row 24: Rep row 2.
• Row 25: K1, K2tog, K1.
• Row 26: Rep row 2.
• Row 27: Cast off 3 sts.

Finish The Left Section

Place sts from the spare cable or stitch holder onto the working needles/cable.

Start at the center spine and join Yarn C to the first st.

• Row 1: With Yarn, K2, PM, K to the end of the row, maintaining the color pattern.
• Row 2: K until 2 sts before the marker (maintaining color pattern), K2tog, SM, K2.
• Row 3: K to the end of the row maintaining the color pattern.
• Rep rows 2 and 3 until you have 14 (16, 18, 20) sts left.

Now decrease as follows until you have 3 sts left on the needle:

• Row 1: K to 2 sts before marker – K2tog, SM, K2.
• Row 2: K to end slipping the marker and maintaining the color pattern.
• Row 3: K to last st before marker – remove the marker, K2tog, K1.
• Row 4: K to end maintaining the color pattern.
• Row 5: K to last 2 sts, K2tog.
• Row 6: Rep row 4.
• Row 7: K to last 2 sts, k2tog.
• Row 8: Rep row 4.
• Row 9: K to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2.
• Row 10: Rep row 4.
• Row 11: K to last 4 sts, K2tog, K2.
• Row 12: Rep row 4.
• Row 13: K to the last 4 sts, K2tog, K2.
• Row 14: Rep row 4.
• Row 15: K to the last 3 sts, K2tog, K1.
• Row 16: Rep row 4.
• Row 17: K to last 2 sts, K2tog.
• Row 18: Rep row 4.
• Row 19: K to last 2 sts, K2tog.
• Row 20: Rep row 4.
• Row 21: K to the last 4 sts, K2tog, K2.
• Row 22: Rep row 4.
• Row 23: K1, K2tog, K2.
• Row 24: Rep row 4.
• Row 25: K1, K2tog, K1.
• Row 26: Rep row 4.
• Row 27: Cast off 3 sts.

To Finish:

Weave in all of the loose ends and try it on!

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