Nature’s Embrace Shawl

08/06/2025

Level of difficulty

Size:  One Size

Materials:

• 3 skeins of Veluna – Colors: #3807 (Pale Olive Green), #3822 (Oil Blue) & #3804 (Ginger Snap)

• Knitting needles – US 9 (5.5 mm);

• Crochet hook – G-6 (4.0 mm).

Gauge: 16 sts x 25 rows = 4” x 4” (10 cm x 10 cm) in pattern st using US 9 (5.5 mm) knitting needles.

Abbreviations

st(s): stitch(es)

k: knit

p: purl

RS / WS: right/wrong side

yo: yarn over

tog: together

BO: bind off

Stitch Patterns

• Garter stitch: Knit all rows.

• Stockinette stitch: Knit on RS, Purl on WS.

·         Edging pattern: R1 (RS): p3, * yo, k2tog *, repeat from * to * to 1 st before center st, * yo, k1 * (3x), yo, * ssk, yo *, repeat from * to * to last 3 sts, p3.

R2 and all even rows: knit all sts.

R3: repeat R1.

• Edging: Follow the chart for the edging.

Execution

Follow the color changes as shown in the image or as you prefer. Start of shawl: Cast on 3 sts using US 9 (5.5 mm) needles and work 3 rows in garter stitch (knit every row). Then work as follows: p3, pick up and knit 1 st in each of the 3 garter stitch ridges (along the edge), then knit the 3 cast-on sts again. You now have 9 sts on the needle.

Continue the shawl as follows:

R1: p3, yo, k1, yo, k1 (center st), yo, k1, yo, p3

R2 and all even rows: knit all sts

R3: p3, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, p3

R5: p3, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, p3

R7: p3, yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k7, yo, p3

R9: p3, yo, k1, yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k3

R11: p3, yo, k3, yo, ssk (slip 1 knitwise, slip 1 knitwise, knit 2 together through the back loops), k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, p3

R13: p3, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, p3

R15: p3, yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k7, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso (slip 2 stitches together knitwise, knit 1, pass 2 slipped stitches over [centered double decrease]), yo, k7, yo, p3

R17: p3, yo, k1, yo, k6, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k6, yo, k1, k1, yo, k1, yo, k6, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k6, yo, k1, yo, p3

R19: p3, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, p3

R21: p3, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, p3

R23: p3, yo, k7, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k7, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k7, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k7, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k7, yo, p3

R25: p3, yo, k1, yo, k6, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k6, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k6, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k6, yo, k1, yo, p3

R27: p3, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, p3

R29: p3, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, p3

R31: p3, yo, k7, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k7, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k7, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k7, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k7, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k7, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k7, yo, p3

R33: p3, yo, k1, yo, k6, k2tog, * yo, k1, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog *; repeat from * to * until 10 sts before center st, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k6, yo, k1, yo, k1 (center st), yo, k1, yo, k6, k2tog, * yo, ssk, k5, k2tog *; repeat from * to * until 13 sts before end, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k6, yo, k1, yo, p3

R35: p3, * yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog *; repeat from * to * until 3 sts before center st, yo, k3, yo, k1 (center st), * yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog *; repeat from * to * until 6 sts before end, yo, k3, yo, p3

R37: p3, * yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog *; repeat from * to * until 5 sts before center st, yo, k5, yo, k1, * yo, k5, ssk, k1, k2tog *; repeat from * to * until 8 sts before end, yo, k5, yo, p3

R39: p3, * yo, k7, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso *; repeat from * to * until 7 sts before center st, yo, k7, yo, k1, * yo, k7, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso *; repeat from * to * until 10 sts before end, yo, k7, yo, p3

Repeat rows 33 to 39 until you have 8 diamond motifs along the center spine (refer to the chart).

Edging: Work 24 rows in edging pattern. Then bind off in crochet as follows: With sts still on the knitting needle, insert crochet hook into 2 sts and work 1 chain through both. Then * Ch 6, insert hook into next 3 sts, and work 1 chain through them together *, repeat from * to * across the row. End with 2 sts together and fasten off.

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Designed by: Carlos Xavier

 Disclaimer: measurements are approximate due to differences between centimeters and inches, needle sizes and tension. All care has been taken to allow accurate completion of the pattern.

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