Inveran Shawl

About:

The Inveran Shawl is named after the Inveran Mine located in Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland. When it came to naming a heavily textured shawl, I knew that I needed to name it after this mine that boasts malachite, quartz and many other minerals.

The Inveran Shawl is filled with so much texture and has stockinette and garter rest rows built in between each band of texture, to allow you some time to just sink into the knitting in your hands.

Written in one size—with a modification to make it larger or smaller—this shawl has so many possibilities for wearing and styling.

This textured 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: Universal Yarn, Deluxe Worsted, Worsted, 4 skeins, 100% Wool; 220 yds (200 m)/100 g or any worsted weight yarn of your choosing. This size will use approx. 870 yds (800 m)

Sample uses: Plum Dandy, 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, 36 stitch markers for texture (optional but suggested to make things easier), darning needle

Special Techniques:

Knit, purl, working from charts (written directions available), increases (m1l, m1r), cast on & bind off

Final Measurements:

82“ x 38” (205 x 95 cm)