Merin Shawl

seafoam and purple lace and garter shawl worn bandana style by woman in a pink top

seafoam and purple lace and garter shawl on a mannequin

The Merin shawl came about as I couldn’t find a laceweight shawl pattern that would work well for two colours and wouldn’t be too complex to knit. A kite-shaped shawl is always fun to make. The pattern is created with a small “palette” of lace stitches and a lot of knit and purl thrown in. Hopefully, it will be a fun yet interesting knit. There are multiple sizes to fit your needs.

RECOMMENDED YARN

2 contrasting colours of heavy laceweight. You can use a different weight of yarn e.g. laceweight, light fingering, as long as you get gauge but just be aware that the drape will differ.

YARN USED IN SAMPLE
Posh Yarn Gretchen Heavy Lace (100g; 600m [650yds]);
55% superwash BFL, 45% silk, heavy laceweight
MC: Purple – The Thrill of the Chase Gets Me Every Time – 1 [1, 2, 2] hanks
463 [600, 738, 825] m / 507 [657, 808, 903] yds
CC: Mint Variegated – Over Alpine Meadows – 1 [1, 2, 2] hanks
403 [529, 643, 719] m / 441 [579, 704, 787] yds

GAUGE
22 sts by 48 rows = 4” [10cm] in garter stitch. Check your gauge.

SIZE
Sample shown in Size 2. Size 1 [2, 3, 4]
Length – 161 [183, 205, 215]cm / 63 [72, 81, 85]”
Depth – 60 [70, 75, 80]cm / 24 [28, 30, 31]”

NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES
3.5 mm [US Size 4] needles; or size to obtain gauge
Stitch marker x 1
Darning needle

TECHNIQUES USED IN THE PATTERN: