With the onset of October at the latest it is time for warm colors, long walks among colorful leaves, hot cocoa, candles and cozy evenings. ARDENT AUTUMN was designed to accompany you during this season, to keep you warm and to bring color into the darker and shorter days.

This triangular shawl is worked from the top down. Its simple but intriguing cable pattern is fun to knit and easy to wear. ARDENT AUTUMN is a perfect project to learn how to cable for beginner knitters and a enjoyable, mindless knit for the advanced knitter.

I hope you will like it just as much as I do! Happy knitting!

This pattern went through tech editing and test knitting.

I would love to see your ARDENT AUTUMN shawl on Ravelry or on social media. It is always very exciting to see all your beautiful works. So I would be happy if you use this hashtag #ardentAutumnShawl for the shawl and tag me @herbgarden.knitwear!

YARN
300g of Origin by Raincloud & Sage (100g, 200m / 219 yards, 100 % merino) in Limited Edition (from 2020) colorway Fuchs

GAUGE
17 sts and 26 rows = 10cm / 4” in cable pattern
Measured after washing without stretching the fabric.

For this project an exact gauge is not crucial; you will still get a lovely shawl when your gauge is a few stitches or rows off. Yet gauge swatching is still recommended.

NEEDLES
5mm and 4.5mm (or size to obtain gauge with)

TOOLS
A tapestry needle for weaving in the ends

TECHNIQUES

• Knit and Purl Stitches
• Long Tail Cast On
• Garter Tab
• Increases
• Cables
• Binding Off