Daggett Shawl (knitting pattern)
This shawl is not for the faint of heart! Incorporating 2-color brioche, bobbles, a short row miter corner, and a picked up border, this project is guaranteed to keep even the most advanced knitter interested.
Suggested price: $20. It is important that we value the work of designers & makers appropriately; therefore, I have priced this pattern to reflect the time & effort that went into it. It is also important that knitting and great patterns are accessible to everyone! In order to strike a balance, I offer Pay What Works pricing; please invest in this pattern at the level that feels best to you.
Construction: Daggett is worked sideways to the right border. The body stitches are then placed on hold while a short row miter corner is worked with only the border stitches. Then the border is continued up the right edge, picking up body stitches along the way. The finishing touch is a few short rows to shape the final corner into a point.
Skill level: experience with 2-color brioche is recommended.
Video tutorials are included for working short rows in brioche, no-turn bobbles, and the specialized stitch pick-ups along the right border. Find them here.
Pattern is provided as two downloadable files: one with written instructions and one with charts. Each includes all the information you need to complete this project; you only need to download the one with your preferred style. This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.
Yarn: at least 1 skein each of 2 contrasting colors in fingering weight (750-1200 yards / 685-1100m total)
• I’m grateful to have received yarn support for this pattern from Mitchell’s Creations. For the blue and gold shawl pictured throughout, I used her Singles in colorways Honey and Starry Skies.
• The best choice is a yarn that wants to stick to itself, to help the two layers of brioche stay in place. Non-superwash wool is best, and I also like singles for this. That being said, I’ve knit this up in 80/20 sock yarn and it’s come out beautifully!
• It’s important to select colorways with high contrast. I like to take a picture of the 2 colorways side by side, then filter the photo: first to greyscale to make sure the dark/light contrast is high enough, then I play with saturation, color temperature, and vibrancy to make sure the two colors play nice with each other under all conditions.
• This pattern is written with a percentage recipe so you know when to begin the final border without running out of yarn, so you can use more or less than what is called for.
Gauge
• 17 sts and 17 rows is 4”/10cm in 2-color brioche. Gauge is not critical, so please work to the gauge that feels best to you.
Needles
• For body: 40”/100cm circulars in size US6 /4mm or size to obtain a fabric that you love.
• For right border (see page 8 for details):
o same as above or
o US6/4mm DPNs or 16-24” circulars and US6/4mm or US5/3.75mm 40” circular with one end cap.
Other Materials
• stitch markers
• scale for weighing yarn
• your usual knit kit including scissors, tapestry needle, crochet hook for fixing whoopsies, etc.
• scrap yarn, dental floss, or smooth embroidery floss for lifelines- please use them liberally!
• patience
Finished Size
Sample A (pictured in blue and gold): 370 yd/340m of MC, 355 yd/325m of CC.
4.5 repeats of Section C. Wingspan: 56”/1.4m. Depth: 27”/.7m
Sample B (pictured in white and brown): 435yd/397m of MC, 425 yd/390m.
5 repeats of Section C. Wingspan: 58”/1.5m. Depth: 36”/0.9m
Hallie M. Daggett was the first woman to be employed by the United States Forest Service. She lived in a tiny, isolated cabin and worked as a fire lookout in the Klamath National Forest in California for 15 seasons, defying the expectations of those who believed a woman would be too frightened or lonely to do this work. In her own words: “…not until the lookout stations were installed did there come an opportunity to join what had up till then been a man’s fight… in spite of the fact that almost the very first question asked by everyone was ‘Isn’t it awfully lonesome up there?’ I never felt a moment’s longing to retrace the step…” Read about the history of Klamath and its people here.
Suggested price: $20. It is important that we value the work of designers & makers appropriately; therefore, I have priced this pattern to reflect the time & effort that went into it. It is also important that knitting and great patterns are accessible to everyone! In order to strike a balance, I offer Pay What Works pricing; please invest in this pattern at the level that feels best to you.
Construction: Daggett is worked sideways to the right border. The body stitches are then placed on hold while a short row miter corner is worked with only the border stitches. Then the border is continued up the right edge, picking up body stitches along the way. The finishing touch is a few short rows to shape the final corner into a point.
Skill level: experience with 2-color brioche is recommended.
Video tutorials are included for working short rows in brioche, no-turn bobbles, and the specialized stitch pick-ups along the right border. Find them here.
Pattern is provided as two downloadable files: one with written instructions and one with charts. Each includes all the information you need to complete this project; you only need to download the one with your preferred style. This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.
Yarn: at least 1 skein each of 2 contrasting colors in fingering weight (750-1200 yards / 685-1100m total)
• I’m grateful to have received yarn support for this pattern from Mitchell’s Creations. For the blue and gold shawl pictured throughout, I used her Singles in colorways Honey and Starry Skies.
• The best choice is a yarn that wants to stick to itself, to help the two layers of brioche stay in place. Non-superwash wool is best, and I also like singles for this. That being said, I’ve knit this up in 80/20 sock yarn and it’s come out beautifully!
• It’s important to select colorways with high contrast. I like to take a picture of the 2 colorways side by side, then filter the photo: first to greyscale to make sure the dark/light contrast is high enough, then I play with saturation, color temperature, and vibrancy to make sure the two colors play nice with each other under all conditions.
• This pattern is written with a percentage recipe so you know when to begin the final border without running out of yarn, so you can use more or less than what is called for.
Gauge
• 17 sts and 17 rows is 4”/10cm in 2-color brioche. Gauge is not critical, so please work to the gauge that feels best to you.
Needles
• For body: 40”/100cm circulars in size US6 /4mm or size to obtain a fabric that you love.
• For right border (see page 8 for details):
o same as above or
o US6/4mm DPNs or 16-24” circulars and US6/4mm or US5/3.75mm 40” circular with one end cap.
Other Materials
• stitch markers
• scale for weighing yarn
• your usual knit kit including scissors, tapestry needle, crochet hook for fixing whoopsies, etc.
• scrap yarn, dental floss, or smooth embroidery floss for lifelines- please use them liberally!
• patience
Finished Size
Sample A (pictured in blue and gold): 370 yd/340m of MC, 355 yd/325m of CC.
4.5 repeats of Section C. Wingspan: 56”/1.4m. Depth: 27”/.7m
Sample B (pictured in white and brown): 435yd/397m of MC, 425 yd/390m.
5 repeats of Section C. Wingspan: 58”/1.5m. Depth: 36”/0.9m
Hallie M. Daggett was the first woman to be employed by the United States Forest Service. She lived in a tiny, isolated cabin and worked as a fire lookout in the Klamath National Forest in California for 15 seasons, defying the expectations of those who believed a woman would be too frightened or lonely to do this work. In her own words: “…not until the lookout stations were installed did there come an opportunity to join what had up till then been a man’s fight… in spite of the fact that almost the very first question asked by everyone was ‘Isn’t it awfully lonesome up there?’ I never felt a moment’s longing to retrace the step…” Read about the history of Klamath and its people here.
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