Step into cable knitting without the overwhelm with this textured shawl knitting pattern designed to build your confidence one cable at a time.

The Step into Cables Shawl takes you through 9 different cable sections, from simple cabled ribbing to more structured designs like diamonds, honeycomb, horseshoe cables, waves, braids, and hourglass cables. Each section gives you the chance to learn a new cable pattern while creating a beautiful, wearable shawl.

Worked in four colors of DK weight yarn, simple divider rows separate each cable section and let the different textures shine. Step-by-step video tutorials and charts are provided for the special stitches, making this a great project if you’re ready to go beyond basic knits and purls and build your cable knitting skills.

The finished shawl measures approximately 30 cm / 11.75” wide and 172 cm / 67.75” long after blocking, and the length and width can be adjusted to suit your preferences.

/PATTERN DETAILS

• 30 cm / 11.75” wide × 172 cm / 67.75” long after blocking

• Adventurous beginner to intermediate

• Worked as 9 cable sections separated by simple divider rows, maintaining the same stitch count throughout

• Cabled ribbing, diamonds, cruller cables, honeycomb, horseshoe cable, wave cables, braids, hourglass, candy cane ribbing, 1×1 ribbing, slipped-stitch shawl edge, cable knitting, color changes

• Step-by-step video tutorials and charts are provided for special stitches

• The width can be adjusted by adding or removing multiples of 12 stitches for most sections, and the length of individual sections can be adjusted

/MATERIALS

• 3.75 mm / US 5 knitting needles

• Lion Brand Cottino, DK weight (category 3), 100 g, 55% cotton, 45% Merino Wool, 296 yds / 271 m:

 – Goose Down: 1 skein (40 g / 120 yd / 110 m)

 – Dusk: 2 skeins (110 g / 328 yd / 300 m)

 – Eucalyptus: 2 skeins (120 g / 357 yd / 327 m)

 – Straw: 1 skein (30 g / 88 yd / 81 m)

• Tapestry needle

• Scissors

• Cable needle (or a tapestry needle)

• Optional stitch markers