Valley Yarns Shop Hop Shawl Knitting Pattern

Valley Yarns Shop Hop Shawl

Project Overview

The Valley Yarns Shop Hop Shawl is a beginner-friendly triangular shawl designed by Kirsten Hipsky. This seamless, flat-worked lace shawl measures approximately 56 inches wide and 22 inches deep, making it an ideal accessory for layering or draping. The design features reversible lace borders that are built directly into the construction, eliminating the need for separate edging work.

What Is Being Made

This pattern creates a triangular shawl with integrated lace detailing and garter stitch borders. The finished piece is a versatile wrap suitable for various occasions and seasons. The shawl's generous width and moderate depth provide excellent coverage while remaining lightweight and breathable.

Yarn and Materials

The Valley Yarns Shop Hop Shawl is worked using Valley Yarns Goshen yarn in the Lake colorway. This yarn blend consists of 48% Peruvian Cotton, 46% Modal, and 6% Silk, offering a soft, drape-friendly fabric ideal for lace work. Each skein contains 50 grams and 92 yards of yarn. The pattern requires 5 skeins to complete the finished shawl, providing approximately 460 yards of working yarn.

Additional materials needed include US size 8 (5.00mm) needles or the size required to achieve proper gauge, and 1 stitch marker for tracking pattern repeats.

Gauge and Sizing

The pattern is worked to a gauge of 4 stitches and 8 rows per inch in garter stitch. Achieving the correct gauge is essential for obtaining the finished dimensions of 56 inches wide by 22 inches deep.

Knitting Techniques

The Valley Yarns Shop Hop Shawl employs several fundamental knitting techniques suitable for beginners:

• Seamless Construction: The shawl is worked as a single piece without seaming, simplifying assembly and creating a polished finished product.
• Flat Working: All rows are worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, making this pattern accessible for knitters new to circular needle techniques.
• Lace Knitting: The pattern incorporates reversible lace borders featuring yarn overs and knit-two-together decreases that create openwork patterns while maintaining structural integrity.
• Garter Stitch Base: The body of the shawl is primarily worked in garter stitch, a fundamental stitch created by knitting every row, providing stability and a classic textured appearance.

Stitches Used

The pattern utilizes essential knitting stitches that form the foundation of lace shawl construction:

• Knit (k): The primary stitch used throughout the pattern, worked on every row in the garter stitch sections.
• Yarn Over (yo): Creates the openwork characteristic of lace by wrapping yarn around the needle to increase stitches and form decorative holes.
• Knit Two Together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease that pairs with yarn overs to maintain stitch count while creating lace motifs.
• Stitch Marker Placement and Slipping: Used to track the transition between border and body sections, helping knitters maintain pattern accuracy.

Pattern Structure

The Valley Yarns Shop Hop Shawl is organized into three distinct sections that build the finished garment:

Border-Building Rows: The pattern begins with a series of increasing rows that establish the foundation and create the initial lace border. Starting from a cast-on of 4 stitches, these rows gradually increase to 24 stitches while introducing the yarn-over and decrease sequences that define the lace pattern. The border-building section is repeated multiple times to establish the shawl's structural framework.

Main Body Rows: Once the border is established, the pattern transitions to the main body section, which continues the lace motif across the width of the shawl. A stitch marker placed at a key position helps knitters distinguish between the border pattern and the body pattern. The main body rows are repeated with increases on alternating rows until the shawl reaches 105 stitches, creating the triangular expansion characteristic of this shawl design.

Final Border Rows: The pattern concludes by repeating the border-building rows five additional times to create a finished edge, bringing the total stitch count