Classic Elite Yarns Jacquenetta Wrap Knitting Pattern

Classic Elite Yarns Jacquenetta Shawl

What Is Being Made

The Jacquenetta is a lace and striped triangular shawl designed by Susan Mills. This knitted wrap features a sophisticated construction made from two identical striped triangles that are joined together at the center to create the visual appearance of a center square with smaller triangles on each side. The shawl is completed with an inner border worked from picked-up stitches and finished with a delicate lace edging.

Construction Techniques

This shawl employs several key knitting techniques to achieve its distinctive design:

• Flat knitting: The shawl is worked flat on straight needles or circular needles, rather than in the round
• Two-color striping: The body features two-color stripes worked in garter stitch, with yarns carried loosely along the selvedge between color changes rather than being cut
• Increases: Strategic yarn-over increases are worked throughout the body to create the triangular shape and establish the center marker point
• Picked-up stitches: After the two triangles are joined, stitches are picked up along two sides of the assembled body to create the inner border
• Lace edging attachment: The lace edging is cast on and attached to the inner border by joining the last edging stitch to one border stitch at the end of each right-side row

Stitches Used

• Garter stitch: The primary stitch for the striped body triangles, creating a textured, reversible fabric
• Yarn-overs (yo): Used for increases and to create decorative eyelet details
• Knit stitch (k): The foundation stitch throughout
• Slip marker (slm): Used to mark the center point of the triangle
• Lace stitches: Feminine eyelets are featured along the long edge of the shawl as part of the finished lace edging

Materials and Yarn Details

This pattern is designed for use with Classic Elite Yarns products. The shawl uses two colors of yarn (referred to as A and B in the pattern) worked in alternating stripes. The pattern is worked on circular needles, with waste yarn holders used to hold stitches during construction. The finished shawl contains 264 stitches at its widest point before the border and edging are added.

Pattern Characteristics

The Jacquenetta is suitable for intermediate knitters and features a methodical, repeating pattern structure. The body is created by repeating an 8-row sequence fifteen times, with each repeat adding stitches through yarn-over increases. The striping pattern alternates between single 2-row stripes of color A and four-row stripes of color B, creating visual rhythm and interest. The lace edging provides a feminine finishing touch with its decorative eyelets along the long edge of the completed shawl.