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Alessia is the kind of shawl that gives you something to look forward to in every section. Lace, texture, bobbles and twisted stitches come together to keep your hands interested without making the knitting feel overwhelming.

It’s a lovely project to settle into with a favourite skein of yarn and a quiet afternoon. As the shawl grows, each new section adds another little detail, until all those individual stitches come together into something wonderfully wearable.

If you enjoy knitting projects that keep your brain engaged while still giving you plenty of time to relax, Alessia might just be your next cast-on.

This captivating top-down half-pi shawl features just six strategically placed increase rows, making for a smooth and enjoyable knitting experience. These well-planned increases allow the shawl to grow generously in size without frequent stitch count changes. The result is a beautifully draping accessory that’s both effortless to knit and delightfully wearable.

Written instructions are provided throughout, along with charts for the pattern motifs and a shaping schematic to guide you through each stage, so you can choose the format that works best for your knitting style.

To support you every step of the way, you’ll also have access to a curated resource page featuring yarn substitution ideas, a progress tracker, and a helpful technique playlist. You’ll have everything you need to cast on with confidence and finish with pride.

QUICK OVERVIEW
Construction: Top-down, worked flat
Skill Level: Intermediate
Yarn: Fingering weight
Techniques used: Increases, decreases, lacework
Shape: Half-pi

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approx. 80” / 203 cm across the wingspan, 37” / 94 cm deep, after blocking.

GAUGE
Gauge is not critical for fit; however, changes in gauge will affect the finished size and yardage requirements of your shawl.

Stockinette gauge: 20.5 stitches and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm, after blocking

YARN REQUIREMENTS
Approx. 809 yd / 740 m fingering weight yarn

SUGGESTED YARN
Ancient Arts Yarns – Merino Silk Fingering
75% Superwash Merino 25% Silk
437 yd / 400 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein
Colour: African Violet
https://ancientartsfibre.com/

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
US6 (4 mm) 40” / 100 cm circular needles, or size required to get gauge

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, scissors, tape measure, stitch markers (optional, up to 17)

LOW-VISIBILITY & SCREEN READER FORMAT A low-visibility and a screen-reader-accessible version of this pattern are available with this pattern purchase. The low-visibility format is 24pt print in Arial, black font, no italics, and contains written directions (there are no charts to work from). The screen reader format has all the items mentioned above, contains no abbreviations, and accessibility was checked by the read-aloud function on both a Windows PC and Android device.

This pattern has been professionally tech-edited.