Berroco Gardon Wrap Knitting Pattern

Berroco Gardon Knit Shawl

What is Being Made

The Berroco Gardon is a triangular knit shawl designed by Amy Christoffers. This intermediate-level project creates a finished wrap measuring approximately 80 inches across the top and 30 inches down the center, making it a generous accessory suitable for layering or draping.

Craft and Construction Method

This is a knitting project worked using a bottom-up, seamless, flat construction method. The shawl is knit flat on circular needles rather than in the round, beginning with a small cast-on and expanding outward through strategic increases to achieve its triangular silhouette. The seamless construction means no seaming is required after completion, resulting in a smooth, unified finished garment.

Techniques Used

The Gardon incorporates cable knitting as a primary design element, creating textured, twisted stitch patterns throughout the shawl. The pattern is worked from charted instructions, requiring knitters to follow visual stitch diagrams. The construction progresses through three distinct chart sections: Chart 1 (Rows 1–41) establishes the shawl foundation, while Charts 2A and 2B are worked simultaneously for the expansion phase. The pattern repeat increases in complexity across three repeats, worked once, three times, and five times respectively. The finishing technique employs an applied I-Cord bind-off, a decorative edging method that creates a refined, curled border using the backwards-loop cast-on method.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette Stitch (St st) – the foundational stitch used to establish gauge
• Cable stitches – created using a cable needle (cn) to cross and twist yarns for textured pattern work
• Slip Stitch (slip) – used throughout pattern repeats and in the I-Cord bind-off
• Knit (K) – basic knit stitch used throughout
• Slip, Slip, Knit (SSK) – a left-leaning decrease used in the I-Cord bind-off
• Knit 3 Together (K3tog) – a double decrease used to finish the bind-off

Materials and Gauge

This project requires 7 hanks of Berroco Brielle yarn (50 grams per hank) in colorway #6506 Gris. Berroco Brielle is a premium yarn choice that works beautifully with cable patterns. Knitters will need a 32-inch circular needle in size 9 (5.50 mm) and a cable needle for managing cable stitches. The pattern is designed to achieve a gauge of 14 stitches and 20 rows equaling 4 inches in stockinette stitch. Checking gauge before beginning is essential to ensure the finished shawl meets the specified dimensions of 80 inches across the top by 30 inches down the center.

Pattern Structure

The Gardon follows a progressive expansion pattern. Knitters begin by casting on 6 stitches and working the foundation rows from Chart 1. The shawl then expands through three complete repeats of Charts 2A and 2B (Rows 42–77), with the central pattern repeat increasing in frequency: once on the first repeat, three times on the second repeat, and five times on the third repeat. This graduated approach creates a balanced, proportional triangular shape. After completing all chart rows, the applied I-Cord bind-off is worked to create a finished, decorative edge. Final finishing includes weaving in ends and blocking to shape and even out the cable texture.