Lavender Lace Triangle Shawl Knitting Pattern

Drape a knitted garden over your shoulders. Lavender moves from leafy texture into tiny berry and flower details, then settles into a simple garter finish—a triangular shawl with something different to enjoy at every stage.Inside the patternAn English pattern with fully written directions, charts, a schematic and instructions for customising the size. A video tutorial demonstrates the dip stitches.The asymmetric triangle begins with a small number of stitches and develops through foliage, berry and lavender textures before a garter section. Beads at the bind-off are optional.TechniquesIntermediate. Choose this project if you enjoy textured stitch work, following charts or written directions, and shaping a shawl in rows. The foliage uses dip stitches, with a video tutorial to help you learn the movement.The changing sections make this a project for enjoying the details. Make a small swatch first if dip stitches are new to you, and check the blocked gauge before choosing your final dimensions.Size & fitThe sample has a blocked top-edge wingspan of approximately 122 cm / 48 in. It is an asymmetric triangle worked sideways, so the two outer edges have different lengths.A medium version is provided, with instructions for adapting the size. Repeat choices, yarn weight, gauge and blocking affect the result; allow additional yarn if you plan a larger wrap.MaterialsSample yarn: approximately 612 m / 670 yd of Walk Collection Cozy Kid Merino, a fingering-weight blend of 56% superwash merino and 44% kid mohair, 360 m per 100 g. Two skeins were used for the sample.An 80 cm / 32 in or longer circular needle, used for flat knitting; the sample gauge uses 3 mm needles. Yarn needle, blocking pins or wires, and one stitch marker.Optional finishing: 43 size 6/0 beads. A bead may be placed with a crochet hook or dental floss threader; it can also be omitted. For a firmer garter finish, a needle 0.12–0.5 mm smaller is an option.