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Does anyone remember this post about a shawl that I knitted for Deirdre’s birthday? Well, there were a few (ok, two, but that’s enough for me!) requests for the pattern, so here it is (finally)!
This second version of the shawl is knitted with the lovely Gypsy Girl Creations Fingering Weight yarn in the Taste of Wine colorway. I bought this yarn in Chicago over Thanksgiving at an adorable shop called Fishbed Knitting Emporium when I became completely obsessed with the color.
The shawl pattern is clean and simple – a stockinette body, a simple four row lace repeat and a garter stitch edge.
In designing this pattern, my hope was to create something that even a non-knitter would be comfortable wearing. Something that didn’t look too . . . “knitter-ish” (not that I think that’s at all a bad thing – in fact, I’m happy to be approximately 100% knitter-ish).
The yarn over and decrease combination makes a simple mesh of diagonal lines aligned with the center stitch. Increases at the edges on both the wrong side and the right side create a shallow body with plenty of width for ample wrapping, looping, snugging, tying, etc without so much length that the point of the shawl is at your knees.
When blocking the shawl, I used blocking wires to create nice straight edges, but I think that Deirdre would also look cute with points pinned out along the garter stitch edge.
The pattern is offered entirely free of charge – just click below! The shawl has been knitted twice by me, but the pattern hasn’t been tech edited, so if you do decide to knit Deirdre and you find any mistakes please let me know!
Stockinette 
I love this shawl and it will probably be the next thing I knit. It’s grand.
So so beautiful!! I may try it! That would be my first lace project… In fact, I’m a bit afraid to try :-( But the result would be so worth it!
I love it and I love the colors you pick! This might be my first shawl :)
Thank you for the pattern!
Thanks for posting the pattern. I think it’s a great, basic shawl to showcase a wonderful skein of sock yarn.
Many thanks for the pattern – I think I will knit this as an antidote after I have finished the shawl that is already driving me mad after only 20 odd rows!
Beautiful shawl! The color is gorgeous. Thanks for posting it.
ooohhh…thank you for posting this lovely shawl…i just may have to give this one a try! I just stumbled across your blog and you make beautiful stuff!
this is about to become my first lace shawl! one question: does slm = slip marker? Thanks for sharing this lovely pattern!
Great! I’m glad you like the pattern! Yep, you’re correct – slm = slip marker. Good luck!
OK, make it three!! I am going to knit this in a larger size for our prayer shawl ministry. Thank you for sharing!
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Hi, I just saw your pattern on Ravelry and have queued it to knit this summer. I love the elegant, simple construction. I hope to show it to you soon.
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I’m wondering how much yarn you actually used. I want to knit it in Sweet Georgia Cashluxe fine which has 375 yards. Do ypou think it will be enough? Love this pattern!
Hi Natalie! I just weighed my Deirdre and it’s 90 g – which translates to 376 yards of the Gypsy Girl Creations yarn I used. Sooo, it looks like you might be able to make it but you’ll be cutting it close with the Sweet Georgia Cashluxe. Maybe you could cut out a little of the stockinette stitch section to give yourself some wiggle room. Hope this helps!
I absolutely love this pattern. It reflects my own style and is relatively simple to knit. I’ve really been in a phase where I can’t decide what to make and don’t want a project like a fancy lace. Thanks again. I’ll send pictures of the FO.
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Thanks for the pattern, un petit bonjour de France