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DESCRIPTION

Spinster Shawlette is a double-knit miniature shawl featuring a large, graphic, spiderweb motif. The shawlette is knitted from the top-down. Double decreases are worked on either side to shape the shawl. It is finished using a grafting stitch to seam the front side of the stitches to the back.

This pattern is a great introduction to double knit colorwork. It includes fully embedded tutorials for all of the introduced techniques.

This design is free because the resulting shawlette cannot be comfortably worn on the body and simultaneously display the motif. I was about to pull the design altogether, but:

1. I had a lot of fun knitting the sample.
2. I realized that it looked pretty cute draped across the back of a chair.

So the intention is that this will be a piece of home decor, perfect for the Halloween season or your general campy gothic decor needs, but be aware that it does not function well as a wearable.

SIZING

One size

Shawlette will result in a wingspan of 37.5” (95 cm) and a depth of 11.5” (29 cm).

YARN

Sample Yarn
Kelbourne Woolens Scout (100% wool), 274 yds (250 m)/100 g in
Color A: 105 Natural, 1 skein
Color B: 005 Black, 1 skein

YARN ESTIMATES
DK Weight, 184 yds/168 m of each color.

KEY INFORMATION

Needles
Main Needle: US 7 (4.5 mm) or size needed to achieve gauge.

Gauge
17 sts & 28 rows per 4”/ 10cm in double knit colorwork, worked flat, on main needle, blocked, measured on one side.

Notions
Scissors
Tapestry needle
Stitch markers

Featured Techniques
Two-color long-tail cast-on
Double knit colorwork
Double knit slip stitch selvedge
Decreasing in double knitting
Kitchener/grafting stitch to finish