Noro Simple Cabled Shawl Wrap Knitting Pattern

Noro Simple Cabled Shawl

Project Overview

The Noro Simple Cabled Shawl is an intermediate-level knitting project designed as a flat, seamless wrap featuring a striking center cable motif. This shawl measures approximately 16 x 83 inches (40.5 x 210.5 centimeters), making it an elegant accessory suitable for layering or draping. The design combines classic cable work with garter stitch, creating visual interest and texture throughout the piece.

What Is Being Made

This project creates a rectangular shawl or wrap worked in a single piece from one end to the other. The shawl is characterized by a prominent center cable that runs the length of the finished piece, flanked by garter stitch sections. The finished dimensions provide generous coverage while maintaining a lightweight, wearable construction suitable for various occasions.

Techniques Used

• Seamless Construction: The shawl is worked flat as a single continuous piece, eliminating the need for seaming or assembly.
• Cable Work: A 6-stitch right cross cable (6-st RC) forms the central design element, created by slipping stitches to a cable needle, holding them to the back, knitting the next stitches, then knitting the held stitches. This technique creates the characteristic twisted rope texture.
• Garter Stitch: The background fabric is worked in garter stitch, which is created by knitting every row. This produces a reversible, textured fabric with horizontal ridges.
• Slip Stitch Edges: Selvage stitches are incorporated at the edges using slip stitch technique, where stitches are passed from the left-hand needle to the right-hand needle without being worked. This creates neat, finished edges that facilitate seaming if desired.

Stitches Used

• Knit Stitch: The fundamental stitch used throughout the garter stitch sections and cable crossings.
• Purl Stitch: Used in combination with knit stitches in various techniques and abbreviations.
• Slip Stitch (Purlwise): All stitches are slipped purlwise as noted in the pattern instructions, maintaining consistent edge definition.
• Cable Stitches: The 6-stitch right cross cable requires transferring stitches to a cable needle and manipulating them in sequence to create the twisted effect.
• Yarn Over: Used to create new stitches and add openwork or texture variations as directed by the pattern.
• Decrease Stitches: Slip, slip, knit (SSK) decreases are employed to shape the shawl as needed, created by slipping two stitches knitwise individually and then knitting them together through their front loops.

Materials Required

• Yarn: 2 x 200-gram cakes of Noro Tsuido in colorway #01. This yardage provides sufficient length for the full 83-inch finished measurement.
• Needles: Size US 10 (6mm) circular needle, 24 inches (60 centimeters) long, or the size required to achieve proper gauge.
• Notions: A cable needle for managing cable stitches, and stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats and construction points.

Gauge and Construction Notes

The pattern specifies a gauge of 14 stitches and 18 rows over 4 inches (10 centimeters) in garter stitch using size US 10 (6mm) needles. Checking gauge before beginning is essential to ensure the finished shawl meets the intended dimensions. The shawl is worked flat with the center cable as the focal point, and all stitches should be slipped purlwise to maintain consistency throughout the construction.