The Amanecer Costero Shawl
An beginner-friendly knitted shawl– my Amanecer Costero Shawl – is a free pattern here on the blog! Read through my inspiration, materials and stitch patterns used. Or scroll on down for the free pattern.
Introduction + Design
The Amanecer Costero Shawlette features a combination of Stockinette st and a modified Feather and Fan st, that reminds me of the amazing reflection of the sun in the sea, the peacefulness and just the day that is beginning.
The first and last 2 sts create a garter stitch edge, set off by YOs at each end. The lace motifs are placed symmetrically around an elongated central knit stitch, which is emphasized by paired increases. YO increases are placed at each end on both wrong and right sides, after the garter stitch edging.
A one-skein wonder!
This is a top-down winged triangular shawl, and a one-skein wonder, so you will knit it pretty fast, and won´t spend a lot of money!
Simplicity is EVERYTHING!
To create this gorgeous shawlette you only need to know how to do two kinds of increases, one decrease, and the yarn over, besides the classic Stockinette st. It doesn’t get easier than that when you’re trying to create lace fabric!
Pattern
Get the ad-free, large print, printable PDF pattern, which includes a stitch count table on Ravelry HERE and on Etsy HERE.
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Techniques Required
Knit & purl, cast-on, bind-off in pattern
Increasing and decreasing
Specialty cast-on: garter tab cast-on
Working from written instructions
Blocking
Yarn
Create Yarnworks fingering weight yarn (3.5 oz/100 g; 440 yd/400 m; 100% superwash merino). 1 hank. Color Eastern Shore Sunrise.
Or
Approximately 3.5 oz/100 g; 440 yds/400 m of fingering weight yarn, 100% Superwash Merino.
You can find some great options for this kind of yarn HERE on LoveCrafts (they ship worldwide).
Materials
Needles
US size 5/3.75 mm 24 in/60 cm circular needle or size to obtain correct gauge.
Notions
4 stitch markers or waste yarn.
Tapestry needle.
Gauge
25 sts and 35 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Stockinette stitch with US size 5/3.75 mm needle after blocking.
28 sts and 32 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Modified Feather and Fan stitch with US size 5/3.75 mm needle after blocking.
Take the time to save time! Please knit a gauge swatch to check your gauge.
Finished Measurements
Wingspan: 45 in/114 cm
Length: 15 in/38 cm
Notes
For best results, read the entire pattern before you start to knit. Send your questions/comments to [email protected]
Abbreviations
BO: bind off
CO: cast on
k: knit
LN: left-hand needle
m1L: make 1 left
m1R: make 1 right
p: purl
pm: place marker
p2tog: purl 2 together
RN: right-hand needle
sl: slip stitch
sm: slip marker
St st: Stockinette stitch
st(s): stitch(es)
wyif: with the yarn in front of the project
yo: yarn over
Techniques
Make 1 Left: increase method that creates a new stitch from the strand between 2 existing stitches, which leans towards the left. To do it, insert the LN from front to back under the strand between the stitches on the LN and RN, lifting the strand onto the needle. With the yarn in back, insert the RN from front to back into the back loop of the stitch. Knit it.
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
Modified Feather and Fan Stitch
(Multiple of 24 sts)
Row 1 (RS): k all sts.
Rows 2 and 4: p all sts.
Row 3: *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * to end.
Repeat rows 1 to 4 for the modified Feather and Fan st.
Schematics
Let’s knit!
Garter tab cast-on
CO 2 sts. K 6 rows. Turn work 90 degrees and pick up 3 sts. Turn work 90 degrees again and pick up 2 sts. You will have 7 sts on the needle.
Marker placement: K2, pm1, k1, pm2, k1, pm3, k1, pm4, k2.
Section 1: St st
Row 1 (RS): K2, sm1, yo, k until the next marker, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, k until next marker, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 11 sts.
Row 2: K2, sm1, yo, p until next marker, sm2, sl 1 wyif, sm3, p until next marker, yo, sm4, k2. 2 sts increased. — 13 sts.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 fourteen times more — 97 sts, and then repeat row 1 once more, for a total of 31 rows worked — 101 sts.
Row 32 (WS): K2, sm1, yo, k until next marker, sm2, sl 1 wyif, sm3, k until next marker, yo, sm4, k2. 2 sts increased. — 103 sts.
Section 2: Modified Feather and Fan st.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 from Section 1 once more — 109 sts.
Row 35 (RS): K2, sm1, yo, p2, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 8 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 8 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p2, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p2, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 8 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 8 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p2, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 113 sts.
Row 36 and all WS side rows except row 64: repeat row 2 from Section 1.
Rows 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61: repeat row 1 from Section 1.
Row 39: K2, sm1, yo, p6, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 8 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 8 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p4, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p4, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 8 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 8 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p6, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 125 sts.
Row 43: K2, sm1, yo, p10, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 8 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 8 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p6, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p6, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 8 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 8 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p10, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 137 sts.
Row 47: K2, sm1, yo, p2, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * once more. (p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p8, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p8, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 4 times, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * once more, p2, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 149 sts.
Row 51: K2, sm1, yo, p6, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * once more. (p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p10, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p10, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 4 times, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * once more, p6, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 161 sts.
Row 55: K2, sm1, yo, p10, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * twice more, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * twice more, p10, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 173 sts.
Row 59: K2, sm1, yo, p2, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 4 times, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * twice more, p2, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p2, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * twice more, (p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p2, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 185 sts.
Row 63: K2, sm1, yo, p6, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 4 times, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * twice more, p4, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p4, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * twice more, (p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p6, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 197 sts.
Row 64 (WS): repeat row 32 from Section 1. — 199 sts.
Section 3: St st
Repeat rows 1 and 2 from Section 1 fourteen times, and then row 1 once more. You will have worked until the end of row 93 — 287 sts.
Row 94: repeat row 32 from Section 1— 289 sts.
Section 4: Modified Feather and Fan st.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 from Section 1 once more. — 295 sts.
Row 97: K2, sm1, yo, p4, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * four times more. (p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p9, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p9, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 4 times, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * four times more, p4, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 299 sts.
Row 98 and all WS side rows: repeat row 2 from Section 1.
Rows 99, 103, 107, 111, 115, 119, 123: repeat row 1 from Section 1.
Row 101: K2, sm1, yo, p8, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * four times more. (p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p11, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p11, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 4 times, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * four times more, p8, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 311 sts.
Row 105: K2, sm1, yo, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 4 times, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * five times more, p1, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p1, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * five times more, (p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 323 sts.
Row 109: K2, sm1, yo, p4, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 4 times, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * five times more, p3, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p3, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * five times more, (p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p4, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 335 sts.
Row 113: K2, sm1, yo, p8, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 4 times, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * five times more, p5, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p5, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * five times more, (p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, p8, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 347 sts.
Row 117: K2, sm1, yo, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * six times more, p7, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p7, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * six times more, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 359 sts.
Row 121: K2, sm1, yo, p4, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * six times more, p9, m1R, sm2, k1, sm3, m1L, p9, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * six times more, p4, yo, sm4, k2. 4 sts increased. — 371 sts.
Row 124: repeat row 2 from Section 1. — 379 sts.
Row 125 (BO row): you will BO all the 379 sts in pattern, that means that you will work this row as row 3 of the Modified Feather and Fan st, but each time you work a st, you will bind it off by passing the second st on your right-hand needle over it. We will incorporate the p sts before and after the st pattern in order to create the weaves on the BO edge. The following instructions incorporare these sts. Remember to BO every st, including the yo’s from the Modified Feather and Fan st.
K2, (yo, k1) 3 times, p2tog twice, p1, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * six times more, p1, (p2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 4 times, k1, (yo, k1) 4 times, (p2tog) 3 times, p1, *(p2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (p2tog) 4 times; repeat from * six times more, p1, p2tog twice, (yo, k1) 3 times, k2.
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 (@snooptiggercrafst)
Test knitters: Simone Lensing, Yael Berlinger, Sarah Russ, Summer Li Nan, Kimberly Bower.
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 2, December 2020.
