A Simple Triangular Shawl for Beginners

There are lots of reasons I might decide to share a particular pattern with you, but usually it’s something that I would like to knit myself, or that I would have liked to knit at a different point in my knitting journey.

The Sunburst Scarf by Diane L. Augustin is something I would probably still knit now (especially if I had a pretty multicolored yarn like the one shown to be able to knit it with), but it’s a project that would be perfect for a beginner looking for something a little more interesting to knit, maybe something to give as a gift.

This triangular scarf/shawl is worked flat on the bias and looks like it’s mostly garter stitch with eyelet rows worked regularly to add some texture and lighten it up a bit. The design is worked with worsted weight yarn, so it would be a great one for the colder weather, or you can make the same style with a lighter weight yarn and just keep knitting until it’s the size you want.

The yarn she used (Ella Rae Sunburst) is so pretty and perfect for a project like this because it makes it look more complicated than it is, but the yarn does all the work. And it is a cotton yarn, which makes it a little bit more of a project that can span the seasons. Any self-striping yarn with long runs of color would be great for this one.

You’ll probably expect me to say it could be a great stash-buster, too, and it could. It uses about 360 yards (329 meters) of yarn, so if you have a few partial skeins lying around you can use them to make a color blocked or ombre version of this shawl, or weigh out the yarn and divide it up so that you can have long stripes, too.

Whatever way you work it, the pattern is available on Ravelry.

[Photo: Diane L. Augustin]

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Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time.

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring.

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn.

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row.

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves.

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body.

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy.

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]

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