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Goldrush is the kind of shawl that keeps you wondering what’s coming next. Worked from the top down in a crescent shape, it combines three colours with changing sections that give you just enough variety to keep your hands interested without making the knitting feel complicated.

I designed Goldrush for those times when you want something engaging to knit, but you don’t want to spend your whole project trying to figure out what comes next. Each section brings a little something different, so there’s always another detail to look forward to as your shawl grows.

Choose three colours that make you happy, settle in with your needles, and enjoy watching them come together. Whether you love bold contrasts or prefer a softer, more subtle palette, Goldrush gives you plenty of room to make the finished shawl your own.

This versatile shawl knitting pattern is worked flat from the top down, creating a beautifully draped crescent shape with a clean, elegant finish. Designed for fingering weight yarn, the pattern flows through distinct sections that build texture and visual interest as your shawl grows.

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.

The finished dimensions create generous coverage and elegant drape while remaining lightweight and wearable.

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—everything you need to cast on with confidence and finish with pride.

QUICK OVERVIEW
Construction: Top-down, worked flat
Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes: One size
Yarn: Fingering weight
Techniques used: Increases, decreases, lace, texture
Shape: Crescent

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approx. 108” / 275 cm across the wingspan, 30” / 76 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.

Garter gauge: 24 stitches and 28 rows = 4” / 10 cm, after blocking

YARN REQUIREMENTS
MC: Approx. 234 yd / 214 m fingering weight yarn
CC1: Approx. 208 yd / 190 m fingering weight yarn
CC2: Approx. 352 yd / 322 m fingering weight yarn

SUGGESTED YARN
Fibrelya – Kassou
80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon
420 yd / 384 m per 4 oz / 115 g skein
MC: Goldrush
CC1: Mojaves
CC2: Ares
https://fibrelya.com/

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

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, scissors, tape measure, cable needle, stitch marker, locking stitch marker/progress keeper

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.