Shawl No.139 Wrap Knitting Pattern

Shawl No. 139 in Adriafil Calzasocks ft. KnitCol Print

What is Being Made

This is an asymmetrical triangular shawl worked sideways from the lower bottom corner to the upper top edge. After blocking, the finished shawl measures approximately 66 inches along the longest edge and 31 inches along the shortest edge, making it a generous wrap suitable for layering or draping across the shoulders.

Techniques Used

The shawl employs a two-color stranded knitting technique with diagonal stripes created by alternating between a solid yarn and a printed yarn. The pattern is worked sideways, which allows for strategic increases that shape the triangular silhouette. As you knit, the unused yarn is loosely carried up the side by twisting it together with the working yarn every other row, a method that prevents loose floats and maintains even tension throughout the piece. This intermediate-level project combines garter stitch sections with lace pattern sections, creating visual interest through both texture and openwork.

Stitches Used

• Garter Stitch: The foundation stitch worked by knitting every row on both right-side and wrong-side rows. This creates a reversible, textured fabric with horizontal ridges. The garter stitch sections are worked in varying lengths throughout the pattern, with some sections spanning 2 rows and others extending to 48 rows, allowing the solid color to dominate in certain areas.
• Lace Pattern: A 4-row repeat that incorporates yarn overs and slip stitches to create openwork. On wrong-side rows, the pattern uses yarn overs followed by knit 3 and slipping the first stitch worked over the next two stitches, creating decorative diagonal lines within the lace sections.
• Yarn Over (yo): Used to create the eyelets and openness characteristic of the lace pattern.
• Knit Yarn Over (kyk): An increase stitch used at the beginning of right-side rows to shape the shawl's growth.
• Knit Two Together (k2tog): A decrease stitch used at the end of right-side rows to maintain the shawl's asymmetrical triangular shape.

Materials

The shawl is knitted using Adriafil Calzasocks yarn in two colorways. The main color (MC) is Calzasocks Solid in color 32 Lavender, requiring one 100-gram skein. The contrasting color (CC) is Calzasocks ft. KnitCol Print in color 192, also one 100-gram skein. These yarns are worked on US Size 7 (4.5mm) needles. The recommended gauge is 18 stitches and 34 rows over 4 inches in garter stitch after blocking, though the pattern notes that exact gauge is not crucial—variations will simply affect the finished shawl size and yarn yardage required.

Pattern Structure and Notes

The pattern is organized as a series of alternating garter stitch and lace sections, with stitch counts increasing throughout as the shawl grows from 29 stitches at the beginning to 86 stitches by the end. The color changes between solid Lavender and the printed yarn create visual rhythm, with lace pattern sections worked exclusively in the contrasting color. The garter stitch provides stability and showcases the solid Lavender yarn, while the lace sections add delicate openwork detail. This construction method is ideal for creating a shawl with varied texture and visual depth while maintaining structural integrity.