Berroco Delphin Shawl Wrap Knitting Pattern

Berroco Delphin Shawl

What Is Being Made

The Berroco Delphin Shawl is a crescent-shaped wrap designed by Hilary Smith Callis. This easy-level knitting project creates a finished shawl measuring approximately 64½" across the top edge and 17½" down the center back, making it an elegant accessory suitable for layering or draping.

Knitting Techniques

The Delphin Shawl employs lace knitting and garter stitch techniques worked simultaneously in a flat construction. The shawl is knit from side to side, which creates its distinctive crescent shape through strategic increases and decreases. Stitches are increased and decreased in the Garter Stitch sections at the Lace Rib edge, allowing the wrap to develop its curved silhouette as you work.

Stitches Used

This pattern incorporates several key stitches:

• Garter Stitch: Created by knitting every row, this provides structure and texture to portions of the shawl
• Lace Rib: A decorative stitch pattern worked over a multiple of 4 stitches plus 2, combining yarn overs and decreases (SSK and k2tog) to create an openwork texture
• Stockinette Stitch: Used in gauge measurements, providing a smooth, classic knit fabric base
• Yarn overs (yo): Double yarn overs in the Lace Rib create the characteristic openings and texture of the lace pattern
• Decreases: Slip, slip, knit (SSK) and knit two together (k2tog) decreases balance the yarn overs and shape the shawl

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The Delphin Shawl is designed to be worked in Berroco Modern Cotton DK, a medium-weight yarn. You will need 2 hanks (200 grams total) in colorway #6621 Warbler. This yarn choice provides a lightweight, breathable fabric ideal for a wrap.

The pattern calls for a 24–40" circular needle in size 4 (3.5 mm), or the size needed to obtain proper gauge. A stitch marker is also required to track pattern sections. The circular needle accommodates the side-to-side construction and the increasing stitch count as the shawl develops.

Gauge Information

Proper gauge is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements. The pattern provides three gauge references: 20 stitches and 28 rows equal 4" in Garter Stitch; 17 stitches and 25 rows equal 4" in Lace Rib pattern; and 22 stitches and 28 rows equal 4" in Stockinette Stitch. Taking time to check gauge before beginning ensures your finished shawl will meet the intended dimensions.

Pattern Structure

The Delphin Shawl is constructed by repeating a 4-row sequence fifty-one times after the set-up rows. The pattern alternates between Lace Rib rows and Garter Stitch rows, with increases worked on right-side rows to gradually expand the shawl. This methodical repetition makes the pattern accessible to knitters at the easy skill level while producing an elegant, professionally finished garment.