The Chubasco Shawl
An advanced beginner-friendly knitted shawl– my Chubasco Shawl – is a free pattern here on the blog! Read through my inspiration, materials and stitch pattern used. Or scroll on down for the free pattern.
Introduction + Design
The Chubasco Shawl is inspired by unusual symmetry, in this case by the unexpectedness of shower rains, how the sky is clear one moment, and the other, the skies are falling and everything is chaos. By combining the intricate Crossed Loops stitch with its asymmetrical shape, the Chubasco Shawl is and unexpected challenge to knit, but so rewarding.
The Chubasco Shawl features an asymmetrical shape, worked from the shortest side to the opposite corner.
The perfect challenge!
I’m not gonna lie, the stitch pattern used for this pattern is not particularly easy. You’ll definitely have to pay attention to your stitches, specially on the Right Side rows, where most of the action happens. HOWEVER. The stitch pattern is so beautiful and detailed! It’s completely worth the effort. Plus, once you have a few row repeats under your belt you probably won’t need to check the pattern!
The mystery is in the shape
This gorgeous shawl has an asymmetrical shape, which is not as hard as to create as one would thin. Also, it unnexpectectly begins at the shortest side and not at the corner, as most do, so it’s easy to develop the Crossed Stitch pattern. You’ll create the assymetrical shape by decreasing stitches on the left and increasing stitches on the right on a ratio 1:2.
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Techniques Required
Knit & purl
Slip stitches
Crossing stitches
Cast-on and bind-off
Increasing stitches
Decreasing stitches
Working from written instructions
Blocking
Yarn
I chose to knit this shawl with Julie Aselin’s Leizu Worsted. It’s hand-dyed, and the quality was just what I was looking for. Incredible soft to the touch, which made it a pleasure to knit, and the color is bright and so accurate to the one deppicted on their website. You can check where to get Julie Asselin’s yarn HERE.
For this shawl you will need:
Julie Asselin Leizu Worsted worsted weight yarn (4 oz/115 g; 200 yd/185 m; 90% superwash merino/10% silk). 6 skeins. Color Echo.
Or
Approximately 24.5 oz/690 g; 1214 yds/1110 m of worsted weight yarn; 90% superwash merino/10% silk.
You can find some great options for this kind of yarn HERE on LoveCrafts (they ship worldwide).
Materials
Needles
US size 6/4 mm needles or size to obtain correct gauge.
Notions
Tapestry needle.
Gauge
23.5 sts and 32.5 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Crossed Loops stitch after blocking.
Take the time to save time! Please knit a gauge swatch to check your gauge.
Finished Measurements
Wingspan: 90”/229 cm
Length: 24”/61 cm
Notes
For best results, read the entire pattern before you start to knit. Send your questions/comments to [email protected]
Abbreviations
BC: back cross.
FC: front cross.
k: knit st.
k2tog: knit 2 together.
kwise: knitwise, as if to k the st.
LN: left-hand needle
M1R: make 1 right.
p: purl st.
p2tog: purl 2 together.
pwise: purlwise.
RN: right-hand needle
RS: Right Side
sl: slip st.
st(s): stitch(es).
WS: Wrong Side
wyib: with yarn in back
wyif: with yarn in front
Techniques
Back cross: skip the first st. K the second st and leave in on the needle, then purl the skipped stitch. Slip both sts from the needle together.
Front cross: skip the first st. P the second st through the back loop and leave it on the needle, then k the skipped st. Slip both sts from the needle together.
Knit 2 together: insert the needle through the front loops of the first 2 sts on the LN needle and k them together as if they were 1 st.
Make 1 Right: increase method that creates a new stitch from the strand between 2 existing stitches, which leans towards the right. To do it, insert the LN from back to front under the strand between the LN and RN, lifting the strand onto the needle. With the yarn in back, insert the RN from front to back into the front loop of the stitch. Knit it.
Slip st: slip st to the right-hand needle pwise, unless instructed otherwise.
Purl 2 together: insert the needle through the front loops of the first 2 sts on the LN and p them together as if they were 1 st.
Yarn over: bring the working yarn over your needle from front to back.
Stitch Patterns
Crossed Loops st
(Multiple of 12 sts + 6)
Rows 1 and 3(WS): *k2, sl 2 wyif, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif; repeat from * to the last 6 stitches, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2.
Row 2: p2, FC, p2. *k1, p4, k1, p2, FC, p2; repeat from * to the end.
Row 4: p1, BC, FC, p1. *k1, p4, k1, p1, BC, FC, p1; repeat from * to the end.
Remaining WS rows, except row 11: k the k sts, sl the p sts wyif.
Row 6: BC, p2, FC. *FC, p2, BC, BC, p2, FC; repeat from * to the end.
Row 8: k1, p4, k1. *p1, FC, BC, p1, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * to the end.
Row 10: k1, p4, k1. *p2, FC, p2, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * to the end.
Row 11: *sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2; repeat from * to the last 6 sts, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif.
Row 12: k1, p4, k1. *p1, BC, FC, p1, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * to the end.
Row 14: FC, p2, BC. *BC, p2, FC, FC, p2, BC; repeat from * to the end.
Row 16: p1, FC, BC, p1. *k1, p4, k1, p1, FC, BC, p1; repeat from * to the end.
Repeat rows 1 - 16 for the Crossed Loops st.
Schematics
Let’s knit!
Cast on 236 sts.
Row 1 (WS Row, set-up row): sl 1 kwise wyib. *k2, sl 2 wyif, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif; repeat from * eighteen times more, k2, sl 2 wyif, k3.
Row 2: sl 1 pwise wyif, p2, FC, p2. *k1, p4, k1, p2, FC, p2; repeat from * eighteen times more, p1.
Begin Shaping
From now on you will shape the shawl, while working the 16-row repeat of the Crossed Loops st until row 466 as follows:
WS rows: sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, work the corresponding Crossed Loops st row to the last 2 sts, m1R, k1. 1 st decreased and 1 st increased, so the st count doesn’t change.
RS rows: sl 1 pwise wyif, work the corresponding Crossed Loops st row to the last 3 sts, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.
Note: keep in mind that as you progress on the shawl and you decrease and increase stitches at each side, you will be decreasing sts of the Crossed Loops st repeats on the right, and increasing sts to create new Crossed Loops st repeats on the left. You can follow the row by row instructions that are coming next for detailed row by row instructions on how to work the sts before they become half a Crossed Loops st repeat (6 sts) and then a complete Crossed Loops st (12 sts). However, after a while, you might start to tune into the Crossed Loops st pattern and find that you don’t need to keep checking the instructions! If that’s the case, don’t forget the selvedge st at each side, the decreases to the right (with the RS facing), and the increases to the left (with the WS facing). Find a stitich count table on the ad-free PDF, where you will find what Crossed Loops st row to work according to the Chubasco Shawl you’re working at the moment.
Row 3 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, sl 2 wyif, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif. *k2, sl 2 wyif, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif; repeat from * until there are 7 sts left. k2, sl 2 wyif, k2, m1R, k1.
Row 4: sl 1 pwise wyif, p2, BC, FC, p1. *k1, p4, k1, p1, BC, FC, p1; repeat from * until there are 12 sts left. k1, p4, k1, p1, BC, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 235 sts.
Remaining WS rows, except rows 11, 19, 27, 35, 43, 51, 59, 67, 75, 83, 91, 99, 107, 115, 123, 131, 139, 147, 155, 163, 171, 179, 187, 195, 203, 211, 219, 227, 235, 243, 251, 259, 267, 275, 283, 291, 299, 307, 315, 323, 331, 339, 347, 355, 363, 371, 379, 287, 395, 403, 411, 419, 427, 435, 443, and 451: sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, k the k sts, sl the p sts wyif to last st, m1R, k1.
Row 6: sl 1 pwise wyif, p2, BC, p2, FC. *FC, p2, BC, BC, p2, FC; repeat from * until there are 10 sts left. FC, p2, BC, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 234 sts.
Row 8: sl 1 pwise wyif, p3, k1, p4, k1. *p1, FC, BC, p1, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * until there are 8 sts left. p1, FC, BC, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 233 sts.
Row 10: sl 1 pwise wyif, p4, k1, p4, k1. *p2, FC, p2, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * until there are 6 sts left. p2, k1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 232 sts.
Row 11 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, k2. *sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2; repeat from * until there are 11 sts left. sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, k4, m1R, k1.
Row 12: sl 1 pwise wyif, p5, k1, p4, k1. *p1, BC, FC, p1, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * until there are 4 sts left. p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 231 sts.
Row 14: sl 1 pwise wyif, p6, FC, p2, BC. *BC, p2, FC, FC, p2, BC; repeat from * until there are 14 sts left. BC, p2, FC, FC, p3, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 230 sts.
Row 16: sl 1 pwise wyif, p1. *k1, p4, k1, p1, FC, BC, p1; repeat from * until there are 12 sts left. k1, p4, k1, p1, FC, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 229 sts.
Row 18: sl 1 pwise wyif, p2. *k1, p4, k1, p2, FC, p2; repeat from * until there are 10 sts left. k1, p4, k1, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 228 sts.
Row 19 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif. *k2, sl 2 wyif, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif; repeat from * until there are 3 sts left. k2, m1R, k1.
Row 20: sl 1 pwise wyif, p3. *k1, p4, k1, p1, BC, FC, p1; repeat from * until there are 8 sts left. k1, p4, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 227 sts.
Row 22: sl 1 pwise wyif, p4. *FC, p2, BC, BC, p2, FC; repeat from * until there are 6 sts left. FC, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 226 sts.
Row 24: sl 1 pwise wyif, p5. *p1, FC, BC, p1, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * until there are 4 sts left. p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 225 sts.
Row 26: sl 1 pwise wyif, p6. *p2, FC, p2, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * until there are 14 sts left. p2, FC, p2, k1, p4, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 224 sts.
Row 27 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, k3, sl 1 wyif, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2. *sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2; repeat from * until there are 7 sts left. sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, m1R, k1.
Row 28: sl 1 pwise wyif, p1, k1, p4, k1. *p1, BC, FC, p1, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * until there are 12 sts left. p1, BC, FC, p1, k1, p2, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 223 sts.
Row 30: sl 1 pwise wyif, p2, FC, p2, BC. *BC, p2, FC, FC, p2, BC; repeat from * until there are 10 sts left. BC, p2, FC, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 222 sts.
Row 32: sl 1 pwise wyif, p4, FC, BC, p1. *k1, p4, k1, p1, FC, BC, p1; repeat from * until there are 8 sts left. k1, p4, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 221 sts.
Row 34: sl 1 pwise wyif, p6, FC, p2. *k1, p4, k1, p2, FC, p2; repeat from * until there are 6 sts left. k1, p2, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 220 sts.
Row 35 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, k1, sl 1 wyif. *k2, sl 2 wyif, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif; repeat from * until there are 11 sts left. k2, sl 2 wyif, k6, m1R, k1.
Row 36: sl 1 pwise wyif, p6, BC, FC, p1. *k1, p4, k1, p1, BC, FC, p1; repeat from * until there are 4 sts left. k1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 219 sts.
Row 38: sl 1 pwise wyif, p6, BC, p2, FC. *FC, p2, BC, BC, p2, FC; repeat from * until there are 14 sts left. FC, p2, BC, BC, p3, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 218 sts.
Row 40: sl 1 pwise wyif, p1. *p1, FC, BC, p1, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * until there are 12 sts left. p1, FC, BC, p1, k1, p2, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 217 sts.
Row 42: sl 1 pwise wyif, p2. *p2, FC, p2, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * until there are 10 sts left. p2, FC, p2, k1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 216 sts.
Row 43 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2. *sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2; repeat from * until there are 3 sts left. k2, m1R, k1.
Row 44: sl 1 pwise wyif, p3. *p1, BC, FC, p1, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * until there are 8 sts left. p1, BC, p2, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 215 sts.
Row 46: sl 1 pwise wyif, p4. *BC, p2, FC, FC, p2, BC; repeat from * until there are 6 sts left. BC, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 214 sts.
Row 48: sl 1 pwise wyif, p5. *k1, p4, k1, p1, FC, BC, p1; repeat from * until there are 4 sts left. k1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 213 sts.
Row 50: sl 1 pwise wyif, p6. *k1, p4, k1, p2, FC, p2; repeat from * until there are 14 sts left. k1, p4, k1, p2, FC, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 212 sts.
Repeat rows 3 to 50 seven times more (until you have completed row 386). — 44 sts.
Repeat rows 3 to 25 once more (until you have completed row 409). — 33 sts.
Row 410: sl 1 pwise wyif, p6, p2, FC, p2, k1, p4, k1, p2, FC, p2, k1, p4, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 32 sts.
Row 411 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, k3, sl 1 wyif, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, m1R, k1.
Row 412: sl 1 pwise wyif, p1, k1, p4, k1, p1, BC, FC, p1, k1, p4, k1, p1, BC, FC, p1, k1, p2, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 31 sts.
Row 414: sl 1 pwise wyif, p2, FC, p2, BC, BC, p2, FC, FC, p2, BC, BC, p2, FC, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 30 sts.
Row 416: sl 1 pwise wyif, p4, FC, BC, p1, k1, p4, k1, p1, FC, BC, p1, k1, p4, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 29 sts.
Row 418: sl 1 pwise wyif, p6, FC, p2, k1, p4, k1, p2, FC, p2, k1, p2, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 28 sts.
Row 419 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, k1, sl 1 wyif, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, k2, sl 2 wyif, k6, m1R, k1.
Row 420: sl 1 pwise wyif, p6, BC, FC, p1, k1, p4, k1, p1, BC, FC, p1, k1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 27 sts.
Row 422: sl 1 pwise wyif, p6, BC, p2, FC, FC, p2, BC, BC, p3, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 26 sts.
Row 424: sl 1 pwise wyif, p2, FC, BC, p1, k1, p4, k1, p1, FC, BC, p1, k1, p2, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 25 sts.
Row 426: sl 1 pwise wyif, p4, FC, p2, k1, p4, k1, p2, FC, p2, k1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 24 sts.
Row 427 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, k2, sl 2 wyif, k4, m1R, k1.
Row 428: sl 1 pwise wyif, p4, BC, FC, p1, k1, p4, k1, p1, BC, p2, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 23 sts.
Row 430: sl 1 pwise wyif, p4, BC, p2, FC, FC, p2, BC, BC, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 22 sts.
Row 432: sl 1 pwise wyif, p5, k1, p4, k1, p1, FC, BC, p1, k1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 21 sts.
Row 434: sl 1 pwise wyif, p6, k1, p4, k1, p2, FC, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 20 sts.
Row 435 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, sl 2 wyif, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2, m1R, k1.
Row 436: sl 1 pwise wyif, p2, BC, FC, p1, k1, p4, k1, p1, BC, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 19 sts.
Row 438: sl 1 pwise wyif, p2, BC, p2, FC, FC, p2, BC, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 18 sts.
Row 440: sl 1 pwise wyif, p3, k1, p4, k1, p1, FC, BC, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 17 sts.
Row 442: sl 1 pwise wyif, p4, k1, p4, k1, p2, k1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 16 sts.
Row 443 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, k4, m1R, k1.
Row 444: sl 1 pwise wyif, p5, k1, p4, k1, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 15 sts.
Row 446: sl 1 pwise wyif, p6, FC, p3, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 14 sts.
Row 448: sl 1 pwise wyif, p1, k1, p4, k1, p1, FC, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 13 sts.
Row 450: sl 1 pwise wyif, p2, k1, p4, k1, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 12 sts.
Row 451 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, k2, m1R, k1.
Row 452: sl 1 pwise wyif, p3, k1, p4, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 11 sts.
Row 454: sl 1 pwise wyif, p4, FC, p1, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased.— 10 sts.
Row 456, 458, 460, 462, 464 and 466: sl 1 pwise wyif, p to last 3 sts, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased in each of these rows.— 4 sts.
Row 467 (WS row): sl 1 kwise wyib, k2tog, m1R, k1.
Row 468: sl 1 pwise wyif, p2tog, p1. 1 st decreased. — 3 sts.
Bind off sts.
Finishing
Block the shawl to measurements and get ready to wear it with your favorite outfit!
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Credits
Tech editor: Catherine Whelan (@snooptiggercrafts)
Copyrights
Copyright Kate Barrios Designs, 2021. You are welcome to sell finished items of this pattern, but please give credit to my design linking my website and social media.
You are not allowed to alter this pattern and sell a similar one.
Version 1, March 2021.
