HILDY SHAWL

Craft: Knitting
Category: Neck / Torso → Shawl / Wrap
Published: April 2024
Suggested yarn: Mondial Bio Lana
Yarn weight: Bulky (7 wpi) ?
Gauge: 15 stitches and 20 rows = 10 cm
in glatt rechts / stockinette stitch
Needle size: US 8 - 5.0 mm
Yardage: 711 yards (650 m)
Sizes available: Einheitsgröße/ one size fits all
Languages: English & German

Hildy Shawl, named after my grandmother Hildegard, is a classic Bavarian triangular shawl with a catchy cable pattern that is easy to knit but looks complicated. This creates a real wow effect. The Hildy Shawl is knitted from the top down so that you can slowly work your way up to the cable pattern and adjust the size to suit your individual needs. The pattern only consists of the following parts: small cables (4 stitches), stockinette-stitch-ribs (2 stitches) and large cables (6 stitches). The individual parts are separated from each other by 2 purl stitches so that they stand out plastically.

The instructions describe the pattern in the first part stitch by stitch. In between, you will find hints to help you understand the pattern so that you can continue knitting it yourself in the second part without a stitch-by-stitch description, as the pattern is repeated and you can continue on your own without having to look at the instructions.

Skill level:
It is important that you can distinguish between knit and purl stitches and count knitted rows. For the cables, stitches are crossed to the left and right with a cable needle. It can also be helpful if you know how to correct mistakes if you only notice them a few rows later without having to unravel everything. This is not absolutely necessary, as it is always possible to rip back, but it is sometimes more time-consuming.

Size and material

Size “One size fits all” dimensions (width x length)
Before washing and blocking: approx. 120 x 65 cm / 47 x 26 in
After washing and blocking: approx. 175 x 75 cm / 69 x 30 in

Knitting needles
5.0 mm/ US 8 circular knitting needle (100 cm/ 36 in) so that there is room for all stitches

Yarn (in grams)
350 g Bio Lana by Lane Mondial (50 g = 100 m)
or an alternative

Bits and bobs
2 stitch markers, cable needle or auxiliary needle (dpn), darning needle

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