This design is being reworked to bring it into line with my current pattern writing style. It will be available again when that has been done.

A triangular design, ENCORE is a reversible, simple, intuitive design, focusing on garter, eyelet & stockinette. It’s easy & fun to knit.

Worked from the top down your cast on becomes the wingspan of your shawl. After a foundation row, you then decrease all the way to the end!

Very beginner friendly, this pattern is also a fabulous palette cleanser for experienced knitters. And this is a great project for ‘on the go’ or ‘meeting’ knitting.

By varying the basic pattern instructions some very different looks are possible, & information on how to to this is included in the pattern.

There are (going to be) 3 STITCH COUNTS to choose from (currently there are 2). Add that to varying yarn choices & needle sizes, & you have several elements that influence the final size of your shawl.

And a SINGLE skein of FINGERING WEIGHT can be used to knit a lovely version from that ‘special’ skein you’ve been saving for this very purpose!

You can experiment with Fingering Weight, Sport Weight, DK, as well as a combination of Fingering Weight & Lace Weight Mohair, double stranded.

After this design was published, I went on to design ENCORE 2 & FINAL ENCORE. And after that … well, suffice to say … there is now a bundle of shawls designed using the very same TOP DOWN method of construction. I hope you enjoy discovering them all!