Make it Mine Knit Shawl

The Make it Mine Knit Shawl is a FREE PATTERN that I designed while traveling to the various knitting and crochet shows over the past several months. I would work on this knit shawl on the plane, in the taxi, during breaks or even in the booth while selling yarn!

Many of you would stop me and ask about the yarn, about the needles (I used Signature Needles while knitting this), and about the pattern. You would be discouraged when I said I hadn’t written the pattern yet but no worries. Now you can get the Make it Mine Knit Shawl pattern for FREE!

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The yarn I used for this project is Bijou Basin Ranch, “Lhasa Wilderness”. It is my favorite yarn to work with as it feels so good on the needles and as it is wrapped around your neck when you wear the shawl. I used three different colors and tried to use up almost all of the yarn in this knit shawl. You get your money’s worth. Now that I’m giving you the shawl pattern you have a little jingle in your pocket to splurge on this FANTASTIC yarn!

If you are a beginner knitter…PERFECT! This is a great project for you to knit. You really don’t have to worry too much about gauge which is one of the great things about knitting shawls. But even more beginner friendly is that the majority of the shawl is done in Garter Stitch (which is knit every row), with a little Stockinette Stitch (knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side) thrown in with a lot of yarn overs.

The hardest part of this shawl, IMHO, is remembering if you are on a 2 yarn over row or a 4 yarn over row. Have no fear about the yarn overs; as long as you use the stitch markers like I tell you to you will have no problem keeping track of where the yarn overs go. Plus, if you remember that every RS row only has 2 yarn overs and every WS rows has 4 yarn overs you will be okay 🙂

Do you want to make the shawl even larger? Not a problem. You don’t have to stop where I stopped in the pattern. As long as you have enough yarn to go further just continue making the knit shawl bigger and bigger.

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Make it Mine Shawl

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Skill level: Easy

Sizes: One size

Finished Measurements:
Width: 23″ down center (widest point)
Length: 56″ wingspan (longest point)

Yarn weight: CYCA #3 Lt. Sport

Materials

Yarn: Bijou Basin Ranch, “Lhasa Wilderness” (75% yak down and 25% bamboo; 250 yds/ 2.7oz) Color: Continental Blue (A), Dinna Fash (B), and Watercress (C): 1 ball each color

Needle: U.S. size 8 (5mm) 40″ (100cm) circular needles or size required for gauge

Notions: Removable stitch markers, darning needle

Gauge

17 sts = 4″ (10cm) in Garter st (knit every row) after blocking

Notes

—The color pattern for this shawl is made by changing yarn color every 2 rows until color
C is added. It is not necessary to cut the yarn each time you change up to that
point. Simply leave the old color hanging at the edge, and after the 1st sl st
carry it up when it’s time to use it again. When the pattern color sequence
changes to 4 rows color C and 2 rows colors A and B cut the yarn and join new
color.
—Yarn over Increase at outside edge every row.
—First and last 4 stitches and center 2 stitches are garter stitch throughout.
—To make the yarn overs tighter I knit them through the back loop.
—If you choose, only do yarn overs on the outside edge every row and do a M1 in the center to make the center increases more tight. Just a suggestion.
—The shawl is worked back and forth in rows. The circular needle is used in order to hold the full length of the sts.

Abbreviations (in order of appearance)

Wyif—with yarn in front
Sl—slip
pwise—purlwise
pm—place marker
m—marker
yo—yarn over
k—knit
p—purl
st(s)—stitch(es)
LH—left hand
k2tog—knit two together
tbl—through the back loop

PATTERN

Beginning Tab

Using A, cast on 4 sts, and knit 9 rows.

Turn work 90 degrees, pick up 4 st from edge, turn
work 90 degrees, pick up 4 sts from cast on edge–12 sts.

Shawl Section 1

Row 1 (RS): Knit.

Row 2 (WS): Wyif, sl 1 pwise, k3, pm, yo, k1, yo,
pm, k2, pm, yo, k1, yo, pm, k4– 16 sts including yo’s.

Change to B.

Row 3: Wyif, sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo,
knit to last marker, yo, slip marker, knit to end—18 sts.

Row 4: Wyif sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo, knit
to marker, yo, slip marker, k2, slip marker, yo, knit to marker, yo, slip
marker, k4—22 sts including yo’s.

Continue in established pattern repeating rows 3 and
4 at the same time change colors
every 2 rows 21 times more—148 sts (69 sts between markers 1 and 2 also 3 and
4).

Shawl Section 2

Change to B.
Row 1 (RS): : Wyif, sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker
yo, knit to last marker, yo, slip marker, knit to end—2 sts increased.

Row 2 (WS): Wyif sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo,
purl to marker, yo, slip marker, k2, slip marker, yo, purl to marker, yo, slip
marker, k4—4 sts increased.

Change to A.

Row 3: : Wyif, sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo,
knit to last marker, yo, slip marker, knit to end—2 sts increased.

Row 4: Wyif sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo, knit
to marker, yo, slip marker, k2, slip marker, yo, knit to marker, yo, slip
marker, k4—4 sts increased.

Continue in established pattern repeating rows 1-4 at the same time change colors every 2
rows 4 times more.

Shawl Section 3

Change to B.

Row 1: Wyif, sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo,
knit to last marker, yo, slip marker, knit to end—2 sts increased.

Row 2: Wyif sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo, knit
to marker, yo, slip marker, k2, slip marker, yo, knit to marker, yo, slip
marker, k4—4 sts increased.

Change to C

Row 3 (RS): Wyif, sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker
yo, knit to last marker, yo, slip marker, knit to end—2 stitches increased.

Row 4 (WS): Wyif sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo,
purl to marker, yo, slip marker, k2, slip marker, yo, purl to marker, yo, slip
marker, k4—4 sts increased.

Row 5: Wyif, sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo,
knit to last marker, yo, slip marker, knit to end—2 sts increased.

Row 6: Wyif sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo, purl
to marker, yo, slip marker, k2, slip marker, yo, purl to marker, yo, slip
marker, k4—4 sts increased.

Change to A.

Row 7: Wyif, sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo,
knit to last marker, yo, slip marker, knit to end—2 sts increased.

Row 8: Wyif sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo, knit
to marker, yo, slip marker, k2, slip marker, yo, knit to marker, yo, slip
marker, k4—4 sts increased.

Continue in established pattern repeating rows 1-8 at the same time change colors as
indicated 4 more times.

Shawl Section 4

Change to B.

Row 1: Wyif, sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo,
knit to last marker, yo, slip marker, knit to end—2 sts increased.

Row 2: Wyif sl 1 pwise, k to m, slip marker yo, knit
to marker, yo, slip marker, k2, slip marker, yo, knit to marker, yo, slip
marker, k4—4 sts increased.

Change to C

Rows 3 and 4: Wyif, sl 1 pwise, knit to end.

Bind off

Row 1: K2, * Transfer the 2 worked sts to the LH needle, and k2tog tbl, k1* repeat from * to end.

Finishing

Weave in all ends.

Wash and block piece to measurements.