Eyelet Triangle Shawl Wrap Knitting Pattern

Eyelet Triangle Shawl in Noro Kotori

What is Being Made

The Eyelet Triangle Shawl is a knitted triangular wrap designed as an easy-level project for beginners. This shawl features a classic triangle silhouette with finished measurements of 27¼ inches (69 centimeters) in width at the bound-off edge and approximately 31 inches (78.5 centimeters) in length along the straight edge. The design uses a single 100-gram ball of Noro Kotori yarn, making it an accessible project for crafters looking to create a lightweight, elegant wrap.

Techniques Used

This beginner-friendly shawl employs fundamental knitting techniques suitable for those new to the craft. The primary construction method involves working the eyelet ridge pattern, which combines basic knit and purl rows with strategic yarn overs and decreases to create decorative openwork sections. The pattern uses slip, slip, knit (abbreviated ssk) decreasing technique, which involves slipping two stitches knitwise individually to the right-hand needle, then inserting the left-hand needle into the fronts of these stitches from left to right and knitting them together as one stitch. Yarn over techniques are employed to create the eyelet details, made by placing yarn over the right-hand needle to form new stitches. The shawl also incorporates selvage stitches along the edges to facilitate easier seaming and create clean, finished edges.

Stitches Used

The Eyelet Triangle Shawl features a repeating Eyelet Ridge Pattern that forms the foundation of the design. This pattern consists of a 12-row repeat:

• Rows 1–2: Alternating knit and purl rows to establish the ridge texture
• Rows 3–8: Repetition of the knit and purl sequence three additional times
• Row 9: Knit across
• Row 10: Knit across on the wrong side
• Row 11 (Eyelet Row): The signature row featuring yarn over and purl two together (p2tog) repeats, creating the decorative eyelet openings
• Row 12: Knit across to complete the pattern repeat

The pattern combines knit stitches for structure, purl stitches for texture variation, yarn overs for eyelet creation, and purl two together decreases to maintain stitch count while forming the openwork design.

Materials and Gauge

The Eyelet Triangle Shawl requires one pair of size US 7 (4.5 millimeter) needles and a stitch marker for pattern tracking. The yarn specified is Noro Kotori in colorway #08, with one 100-gram ball providing sufficient yardage for the complete project. The recommended gauge is 16 stitches and 27 rows to 4 inches (10 centimeters) measured over the eyelet ridge pattern using size US 7 (4.5 millimeter) needles. Achieving proper gauge is essential for obtaining the correct finished measurements. The pattern editor recommends using LYKKE® needles for optimal results.