Outback Christmas Shawl by Kath Martin

Outback Christmas Shawl

Knitting
November 2025
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Garter
US 5 - 3.75 mm
766 - 809 yards (700 - 740 m)
One size (adjustable)
English
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This is the perfect shawl pattern for your yarn advent or minis!

I love opening and knitting with yarn advents – it’s one of my favourite projects to work on. One of my favourite shawls to knit and wear is a garter stitch, asymmetrical triangle shawl. This pattern mixes these two concepts, resulting in a wonderful project that is sure to bring you joy.

Starting at one tip of the triangle, you will work increases until you reach the widest part of the shawl. You then decrease stitches until the shawl ends at the other point of the triangle. Finished with an icord edge as you knit, the shawl is an engaging and satisfying project for beginner knitters through to experts.

Designed to use a 12 mini skein set together with a main skein, this shawl is a fantastic opportunity to showcase those beautiful mini skeins and advents in your stash. The pattern is simple but effective, and the garter stitch pattern will allow the yarn to shine.

A fun and relaxing knit, this shawl will engage you from beginning to end.

Grab your needles and your mini skeins and join the fun in knitting up this light and colourful shawl!

This pattern has been tech edited and fully tested. I warmly welcome any feedback or questions about the pattern.

Happy making!

Kath xx

Options/Features
Fingering weight (4ply) gauge
Easy and relaxing garter stitch
Use a yarn advent or set of mini skeins
Adjustable size
Wearable asymmetrical triangle shape
Fun and easy eyelet transitions

Yarn
MC - 10g of any fingering weight (4ply) yarn (approx 400m per 100g) or equivalent

CC - 170g (total) of any fingering weight (4ply) yarn (approx 400m per 100g) or equivalent

Needles
3.75mm (US5) 60cm (24”) circular needles

Sizes
This pattern comes in one size but can be adapted to suit your yarn requirements.

The shawl is designed to use up to 12 x 20g mini skeins of fingering weight (4ply) yarn (CC1 – CC12) together with a main colour skein. It has a length after blocking of around 2.2-2.4m. The widest part of the shawl measures around 37-39cm when blocked. My sample used approximately 165g of yarn in total.

Colours
You can also use just one colour for the whole shawl and ignore the colour changes, or you can embrace the opportunity for colour play and let your imagination run wild with as many colours as you want.

Estimated Yarn Required
180g/720m

Approx yarn meterage by section:
CC1 - 5g/20m CC7 - 18g/72m
CC2 - 10g/40m CC8 - 18g/72m
CC3 - 13g/52m CC9 - 18g/72m
CC4 - 16g/64m CC10 - 16g/64m
CC5 - 18g/72m CC11 - 11g/44m
CC6 - 18g/72m CC12 - 6g/24m

Gauge
24 sts x 40 rows = 10cm (4″) on 3.75mm (US58) needles in garter blocked