Marianna Shawl Knitting Pattern

Pattern is available on Etsy, Payhip, and Ravelry 

The design for this large square shawl came about after exploring the beautiful Stitch Patterns of Gannet Designs. They seemed the perfect stitch patterns for the mesh lace of a larger shawl.

The shawl is knit in the round from centre out. The edging is knit flat and joined to the shawl as you work. The main lace mesh motif and the edging pattern are both charted, with written instructions available as a secondary download.

The sample shawl is knit in Knit Picks Gloss Lace in the colourway “Marina”. And this inspired the name of the shawl, because, during the entire production process, my brain kept insisting that the colourway was called “Marianna”! Hence, the Marianna Shawl!

The shawl is knit in the round from centre out. The edging is knit flat and joined to the shawl as you work. The main lace mesh motif and the edging pattern are both charted, with written instructions available as a secondary download.

When looking for a substitute yarn, any fingering-weight or lace weight yarn would work well. I’d suggest anything with a good bit of drape -- silk, bamboo, or alpaca blends.Note that gauge and yarn weight are both flexible for this pattern, though it will change the appearance and/or size of the finished object.

Errata Link: https://sarahdawnsdesigns.blogspot.com/p/marianna-shawl-errata.html

Shawl Size: 68 inches (170 cm) square

Materials Required:
1578 yards (1443 meters) of lace or fingering/sock yarn. Sample knit in Knit Picks Gloss Lace, in the colourway "Marina".

Notions:
tapestry needle
1 locking stitch marker
3 contrasting locking stitch markers
Optional: 32 stitch markers to mark the stitch repeats

Gauge for Pattern:
32 sts and 20 rows = 4 inches (10 cm square) in stocking
stitch.
 

Techniques Used:

• increases: m1, yo
• decreases: k2tog, k3tog, p2tog, p3tog, ssk, sssk, cdd
• twisted stitches: ktbl
• pinhole/Emily Ocker cast on
• backwards loop cast on
• knit cast off
• working cables without a cable needle
• working small circumferences in the round
• wrap and turn short rows