I’m finally finished writing up this pattern. I’m pretty excited to share it.
The vision for this pattern came to me when I visited a friend who lives in a beautiful home on the water. I thought “It would be so nice to have a row of beautiful, chunky shawls that can double as blankets, hanging by the back door ready to grab on your way out on a cool summer evening“. I pictured a rustic hand-made “coatrack” with three or four of these, in natural shades, hanging around, waiting for their wearer to head outside to sit on the back porch or sit by the fire.
A paid version of this pattern is available on Ravelry HERE.
The paid version includes more detail, a video tutorial for the less common techniques, as well as calculations for all the gauges from fingering to bulky (needle size, stitch counts and approximate yardeage).
Materials:
2 skeins of Cascade Eco +
scissors
darning needle
Needles:
I used 7mm needles – no US equivalent is available. I would size down to a US 10.5 in order not to run out of yarn if you’re using the Cascade Eco +.
Dimensions:
The shawl has a wing span of 56″/142cm, knit in a diamond shape and folded in half. Each edge measures 40″/101cm.
PATTERN:
With 7mm circular needle (US 10.75 or 10.5 if the former are not available to you).
Cast on 3 stitches using the knitting cast on.
Work 4 rows of I-cord.
Pick up 3 sts along the I-cord, bring working yarn to the front, pick up three stitches along the cast-on edge. (9 stitches)
INCREASE ROW: *K2, kfb (knit front and back), knit to three stitches remaining. Slip 3 wyif (with yarn in front).
Repeat the increase row until you have 168 sts on your needle.
DECREASE ROW: **Knit 3, ssk (slip, slip, knit two together through the back loop.
Repeat the decrease row until you have 9 sts left (3 I-cord, 3 middle, 3 I-cord).
I-CORD BIND OFF: *knit 2, SSK. Transfer your stitches back to your left needle and repeat two more times, until you’ve decreased the three middle stitches. Now you have your beginning I-cord and your end I-cord. Flip your right needle so that your tip is facing the same direction as your left needle and graft the 3 front sts and the 3 back sts using Kitchener Stitch.
Please tag me on Instagram if you make a Wiley Lane Shawl – I would love to see your version! @mimimustknit.
