Summer Shawl Knitting Pattern
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This crescent-shaped shawl is perfect for summer days.
Made from cotton in different colored stripes, this shawl is a must-have!
Knit A Summer Shawl
The shawl pattern is easy for advanced beginners.
The shawl is knit in The Cotton from We Are Knitters in three colors.
Perfect to wear around your shoulders on a summer day or night.
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The stitches and techniques you need to know…
The stitches used in this pattern are the knit stitch and garter stitch.
The techniques you will need to know are KYOK (knit, yarn over knit) used to increase and YO (yarn over) also to increase.
The crescent shawl is created with a garter tab cast on and then grows through a series of yarnovers on both the right side and the wrong side.
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This pattern is great for advanced beginners.
Garter Tab Crescent Shawl Pattern
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Notes
This garter tab crescent shawl pattern is made with Pima cotton in three colors and knit on size 5mm (US 8) straight needles.
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Skill Level – Easy (Advanced Beginner)
Gauge
14 sts in 32 rows in 10×10 cm / 4×4 inches in garter stitch.
Measurements/Sizes
- One size
- Width tip to tip – 80 inches
- Length – top to bottom at the widest part – 17 inches
The supplies you need…
Yarn
- 1 x We Are Knitters – The Cotton in the color Lilac
- 1 x We Are Knitters – The Cotton in the color Natural
- 1 x We Are Knitters – The Cotton in the color Light Yellow
- This cotton is 100% Pima Cotton/10g/3.05oz/232 yds/212m.
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Needles
- 5mm (US 8) knitting needles.
- I used interchangeable circulars on a 100cm/40″ cable to accommodate the number of stitches.
- This shawl is knit flat, not in the round.
Notions
Abbreviations
You can grab a free list of US and UK knitting terms here.
- CO – cast on
- Cont – continue
- K – knit
- KYOK – knit, yarn over, knit
- PM – place marker
- SM – slip marker
- St(s) – stitch(es)
- Rep – repeat
- YO – yarn over
Summer Shawl Knitting Pattern
- Yarn A – Lilac
- Yarn B – Natural
- Yarn C – Lemon
With Yarn A and 5mm (US 8) knitting needles cast on CO 3 sts.
Knit 6 rows, then turn the work 90 degrees and pick up and knit 3 sts, turn the work again and pick up and knit 3 sts along the cast-on edge. (9 sts)
Marker placement and setup (Rows 1 and 2)…
Row 1: K3, PM, YO, K3, YO, PM, K3.
Row 2: K3, SM, KYOK, K3, KYOK, SM, K3 (15 sts)
Pattern Rows (Rows 3 and 4)…
Row 3: K3, SM, YO, K to marker, YO, SM, K3.
Row 4: K3, SM, KYOK, K to one stitch before the marker, KYOK, SM, K3.
Rep rows 3 and 4 until you have knit 48 rows.
Change to Yarn B and cont in pattern work – 10 rows.
Change to yarn C and cont in pattern work – 28 rows.
Change to Yarn B and cont in pattern work – 10 rows.
Change to Yarn A and cont in pattern work – 10 rows.
Change to Yarn B and cont in pattern work – 10 rows.
Cast off.
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