Bubbly Shawl

Inspiration

This shawl was originally published in Making Magazine's Issue #10 / Intricate. The inspiration for this reversible shawl came from the concept of “intricate,” which I interpreted as fascinating, eye-catching, intriguing, and playful. 

The shawl features a stitch pattern that creates a lot of texture and negative space and makes the knitting experience engaging and fun. At the same time, the pattern is easy to remember and execute.

Construction

This triangular shawl is worked sideways, starting from the right tip and ending with the left tip. While it is not essential to do a gauge swatch before casting on, I recommend steam-blocking the first 6”/15 cm of your knitting to ensure you like the fabric’s feel. It should be fairly loose and flowy.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3)

Yarn: fingering, DK (you can work with any yarn thickness)

DK weight version:

Meadow by Ocean by the Sea (100% organic merino; 105 g / 246 yd / 225 m)

– 3 (4, 6) skeins in Mellow (cream/light yellow)

OR

620 (970, 1400) yd 566 (886, 1278) m in DK weight yarn

Fingering weight version:

Soka’pii by The Farmers Daughter (100% Rambouillet; 50 g / 248 yd / 227 m)

– 3 (5, 7) skeins in Shake A Day (deep yellow/ochre)

OR

745 (1160, 1670) yd / 679 (1061, 1528) m in fingering weight yarn

Gauge:

24 stitches and 32 rows = 4"/10 cm in Stockinette, after blocking

Needles: 32”/80 cm circular needle in the size necessary to obtain gauge

Recommended needle sizes:

Fingering: US 2 / 3.00 mm

DK: US 3 / 3.25 mm

Notions: tapestry needle

Financial Accessibility: This pattern’s full price is $9.50, and to make the pattern affordable to more people, I have set up three tiers of discounts. You can use the following codes for the corresponding discounts during checkout:

• 10%off
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• 30%off

If you can afford it, I appreciate you buying this pattern at full price and valuing my creativity and labor! Thank you for your interest and support!