Jojoland Bear Tracks Shawl Wrap Knitting Pattern

Jojoland Bear Tracks Shawl

What Is Being Made

The Jojoland Bear Tracks Shawl is a lace triangular shawl designed by Lijuan Jing. This knitted wrap features dimensions of 67 inches across the top length and 45 inches from top to bottom (measurements exclude edging). The shawl is worked flat using a combination of lace techniques and decorative stitch patterns, making it an elegant accessory suitable for various occasions.

Techniques Used

This shawl employs lace knitting as its primary technique, combined with flat knitting construction. The design incorporates yarn overs (yo) strategically placed throughout the pattern to create openwork sections and increase stitch counts as the shawl expands from the top point downward. The pattern uses a repeating stitch motif adapted from Barbara Walker's A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns, specifically the Bear Track Stitch, which creates a textured, patterned fabric with visual interest.

Stitches Used

The pattern features several key stitches:

• Knit stitch (k) – forms the foundation of the fabric
• Purl stitch (p) – creates texture and contrast within the pattern
• Yarn over (yo) – creates decorative holes and increases stitches for shaping
• Bear Track Stitch (B-Stitch) – a 16-stitch multiple pattern adapted from Barbara Walker's treasury, featuring alternating knit and purl stitches combined with yarn overs to create the characteristic bear track appearance
• Flower Stitch (F-Stitch) – an additional decorative stitch pattern used in later rows for variation

The pattern begins with a cast-on of 20 stitches and systematically increases through yarn overs, expanding to 36 stitches by row 8, then adjusting as the pattern progresses.

Materials

The Jojoland Bear Tracks Shawl is constructed using Jojoland Melody yarn in color number 7-y46, a 100% wool fiber. The project requires 8 balls of yarn, with each ball containing 50 grams and 220 yards of yardage, providing ample material for the full-sized shawl. Knitting is accomplished with US size 6 (4mm) circular needles, chosen specifically because the shawl width becomes too large for single-pointed needles as the project develops. Notably, the pattern indicates that gauge is not critical for this particular shawl design, allowing for greater flexibility in yarn substitution and personal tension variations.