Cascade Yarns A Embraceable You Shawl Wrap Knitting Pattern

Cascade Yarns A Embraceable You Shawl

What Is Being Made

The Embraceable You Shawl is a triangular knitted wrap designed by Shannon Dunbabin for Cascade Yarns. This intermediate-level shawl measures 52 inches wide by 26 inches tall when finished, making it a generous accessory suitable for layering or wearing as a lightweight wrap. The design features a structured construction with a central spine and symmetrical increases on either side, creating a balanced triangular silhouette.

Craft and Construction Method

This is a knitting project worked from the top down. The shawl begins with a small cast-on of 19 stitches and expands through strategic increases worked on every row. The pattern uses a repeating 4-row sequence that adds 8 stitches per repeat cycle, allowing the knitter to customize the final size by adjusting how many pattern repeats are completed. The shawl spine is worked to a length of 23 inches before the edging is attached, and an additional lace edge is cast on and knitted separately to frame the finished piece.

Stitches and Techniques Used

The Embraceable You Shawl employs a variety of fundamental and intermediate knitting techniques:

• Yarn overs (YO): Used extensively throughout to create decorative openwork and lace elements that add visual interest and help with shaping
• Knit front and back (Kfb): An increase stitch used to expand the shawl sections on either side of the central spine
• Knit 2 together (K2tog): A right-leaning decrease used in the lace pattern and edging
• Slip, slip, knit (SSK): A left-leaning decrease that pairs with K2tog decreases to create balanced lace motifs
• Purl 2 together (P2tog): A decrease worked on the wrong side and in the edging lace pattern
• Stockinette stitch: The primary fabric texture, created by alternating knit and purl rows
• Garter stitch: Used for the selvedge edges and border sections to provide structure and prevent curling
• Lace pattern: The central motif features a repeating lace design with yarn overs and decreases creating an open, decorative pattern
• Stitch markers: Four markers are used throughout to delineate different sections and track pattern repeats

Materials and Specifications

The Embraceable You Shawl is designed to be worked with Cascade Yarns Eco+, a yarn composed of 100% Peruvian Highland Wool. The project requires 2 skeins of yarn in color #3106 (Foxglove), providing a total of 250 grams or 8.82 ounces and 478 yards (437 meters) of yardage.

Knitting needles required are US size 10 (6.0 mm) or the size needed to achieve the specified gauge of 14.5 stitches by 20 rows over 4 inches (10 centimeters) in stockinette stitch. Additional materials include 4 stitch markers to track pattern sections and a yarn needle for weaving in ends upon completion.

Skill Level and Suitability

This pattern is rated as Intermediate difficulty, making it suitable for knitters with foundational skills who are ready to tackle lace techniques and shaping. The combination of yarn overs, decreases, and stitch marker management requires attention to detail and familiarity with reading pattern instructions, but the repeating 4-row sequence provides rhythm and predictability once established.