Althea Knit Shawl Free Pattern Page by Kristin Omdahl

Althea Easy Lace Shawl Knit Free Pattern Page by Kristin Omdahl

This is an easy to memorize stitch pattern in a top down increasing shawl. You could customize the size by adding additional yardage and continuing in the established pattern for a larger shawl.

Ad-free $3.99 PDF Pattern with charts HERE

What you will need:

• 290 yds (265)m #5 bulky weight yarn
• US13 (9mm) circular knitting needles, 24 in or longer to accommodate large stitch count
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Shown in: 

Be So Easy Yarn; 145 yds (132m) per 3.5 oz (100g); 100% milk cotton #5 bulky weight yarn; color Slate Gray, 2 balls.

Finished Size: 66 in (165.6cm) wide x 26 in (66cm) tall.

More #5 bulky weight yarn patterns:

A special thank you to Grace Cieply for technical editing and Cynthia Bailey for testing this knit pattern.

Stitch Guide: 

Knit (k), purl (p), yarn over (yo), cast on (co), bind off (bo), slip marker (sm) and place marker (pm).

S2kp: Slip 2 sts knitwise, knit the next stitch, pass 2 slipped stitches up and over last stitch and off needle. This is a double decrease.

Instructions:

Note: When following along on the chart, keep in mind that the chart depicts the lace triangle on each side of the selvage edge and center gusset.

CO 9 sts

Set up row: Knit across. — 9 sts

Row 1 (Right Side): K3, yo, k1,  yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k3. — 13 sts

Row 2 (Wrong Side, and all even numbered rows): K3, purl across to last 3 sts: k3. — 13 sts

Row 3: K3, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, k3. — 17 sts

Row 5: K3, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, k3. — 21 sts

Row 7: K3, yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k7, yo, k3. — 25 sts

Row 9: K3, yo, k3, yo, s2kp, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, s2kp, yo, k3, yo, k3. — 29 sts

Row 11: K3, yo, k1, yo, s2kp, yo, k3, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, s2kp, yo, k3, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, yo, k3. — 33 sts

Row 13: K3, yo, k5, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k3. — 37 sts

Row 15: K3, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x2, k3, yo, k1, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x2, k3, yo, k3. — 41 sts

Row 17: K3, yo, k1, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x2, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x2, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k3. — 45 sts

Row 19: K3, yo, k5, yo, s2kp, yo, k3, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k1. yo, k5, yo, s2kp, yo, k3, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k3. — 49 sts

Row 21: K3, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x3, k3, yo, k1, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x3, k3, yo, k3. — 53 sts

Row 23: K3, yo, k1, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x3, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x3, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k3. — 57 sts

Row 25: K3, yo, k5, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x2, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x2, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k3. — 61 sts

Row 27: K3, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x4, k3, yo, k1, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x4, k3, yo, k3. — 65 sts

Row 29: K3, yo, k1, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x4, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, (yo, s2kp yo, k3)x4, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k3. — 69 sts

Row 31: K3, yo, k5, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x3, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, (yo, s2kp yo, k3)x3, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k1. — 73 sts

Row 33: K3, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x5, k3, yo, k1, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x5, k3, yo, k3. — 77 sts

Row 35: K3, yo, k1, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x5, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x5, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k3. — 81 sts

Row 37: K3, yo, k5, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x4, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, (yo, s2kp yo, k3)x4, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k1. — 85 sts

Row 39: K3, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x6, k3, yo, k1, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x6, k3, yo, k3. — 89 sts

Row 41: K3, yo, k1, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x6, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x6, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k3. — 93 sts

Row 43: K3, yo, k5, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x5, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x5, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k1. — 97 sts

Row 45: K3, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x7, k3, yo, k1, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x7, k3, yo, k3. — 101 sts

Row 47: K3, yo, k1, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x7, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, (yo, s2kp yo, k3)x7, yo, s2kp, yo, k1, yo, k3. — 105 sts

Row 49: K3, yo, k5, (yo, s2kp, yo, k3)x6, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, (yo, s2kp yo, k3)x6, yo, s2kp, yo, k5, yo, k1. — 109 sts

Row 51: K3, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x8, k3, yo, k1, yo, (k3, yo, s2kp, yo)x8, k3, yo, k3. — 113 sts

Row 53: K1, *yo, k1. Rep from * to end. — 225 sts

Row 54: K5, *p5, k5. Rep from * across. — 225 sts

Row 55: P5, *k5, p5. Rep from * across. — 225 sts

Rows 56 – 61: Repeat last 2 rows three more times. 

BO loosely in pattern (knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches before passing them up and over the last stitch and off the needles.

Finishing:

Weave in loose ends. Hand wash, block to finished measurements and allow to dry.

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