Oranmore Shawl

About:

The Oranmore Shawl is named after Oranmore, a town near the city of Galway in County Galway, Ireland on the edge of Oranmore Bay, an inlet of Galway Bay.

The Oranmore Shawl is filled with easy lace that you can keep track of and has purl rest rows on the reverse, to allow you some time to just enjoy the knitting in your hands.

Written in two sizes—small and large—this shawl has so many possibilities for styling. And it can easily be knit in dk or worsted, as well as the aran it is designed in. 

This lace triangle-shaped shawl—with both written and charted directions—is easy enough for a confident beginner knitter but interesting enough for an advanced one. 

Needle:

US 9 (5.5 mm), 40” (100 cm) circular needle or needles needed to get gauge

Suggested Yarn: 

Small: Cascade Yarns, Eco+, Worsted, 2 skeins, [100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 478 yds (437 m)/250 g] or any worsted weight yarn of your choosing. This size will use approx. 610 yards (558 m)

Large: Cascade Yarns, Eco+, Worsted, 2 skeins, [100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 478 yds (437 m)/250 g] or any worsted weight yarn of your choosing. This size will use approx. 870 yds (800 m)

Sample uses: Color 2445 , approx. 870 yds (800 m)

Gauge: 14 stitches/21 rows = 4” (10 cm) square in texture from Body Section using US 9 (5.5 mm) needles or whatever size needle gives you the fabric you would like. 

Other Notions: 4 stitch markers for edges and center stitches, 32 stitch markers for lace (optional but suggested to make things easier), darning needle

Special Techniques:

Knit, purl, working from charts (written directions available), increases (m1l, m1r, yo), decreases (k2tog, s2kp, ssk), cast on & bind off

Final Measurements: 

Small: 66“ x 31” (165 x 77.5 cm) 

Large: 82“ x 38” (208 x 96 cm)