Trail by Ronja Hakalehto

Trail

Knitting
March 2026
both are used in this pattern
DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 37 rows = 4 inches
in on US 6 / 4 mm needles in Garter Stitch, after blocking.
US 6 - 4.0 mm
834 - 1340 yards (763 - 1225 m)
1 (2)
English Finnish

SIZES
1 (2)

Sample knitted in size 2.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Height: approx. 32 (38.5)“ / 81 (98) cm. Width: approx. 65.5 (82.75)” / 166 (210) cm.

YARN
Aara Myrna (85% superwash merino wool, 15% tweed neps from viscose, 231 yds / 212 m – 100 g). MC: 3 (4) skeins in the colourway Dioriitti.

AND

Aara Aatos (75% superwash merino wool, 25% nylon, 246 yds / 225 m – 100 g).
CC1: 1 skein in the colourway Sysi.
CC2: 1 skein in the colourway Käpy.

Or the following amounts of DK-weight yarn: MC: 509 (930) yds / 466 (848) m.

CC1: 200 (250) yds / 175 (225) m.
CC2: 125 (160) yds / 113 (145) m.

NEEDLES
US 6 / 4 mm circular needles, 24–40” / 60–100 cm. Or a needle size that gives you the correct gauge.

NOTIONS
4 stitch markers, tapestry needle.

GAUGE
18 sts × 37 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 6 / 4 mm needles in Garter Stitch, after blocking.
Chart A and B patt rep (22 sts × 52 rows): width 4.75” / 12 cm and height 8” / 20 cm on US 6 / 4 mm needles, after blocking.

NOTES
Trail shawl is worked top-down towards the tip, with increases on every other row. After the garter stitch section, the work is continued in mosaic knitting, following the chart for both the stitch pattern and the increases.