Wheelwright Shawl by Purl Soho

Wheelwright Shawl

Knitting
January 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1090 yards (997 m)
One Size (see Notes)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • 5 skeins of Purl Soho’s Cashmere Merino Bloom, 75% extra fine merino and 25% cashmere. Each skein is 218 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 1090 yards required. We used the color Golden Green.
  • US 6 (4mm), straight or 24-inch circular needles

GAUGE
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

NOTE: We used nearly 5 full skeins to make this wrap. To avoid running short, please double check your gauge and be conservative with tails!

SIZE

  • Finished Outer Circumference: 168 inches
  • Finished Inner (Neckhole) Circumference: 25¼ inches
  • Finished Width from Inner to Outer Edge: 15¼ inches

NOTES
CONSTRUCTION
You will cast on at a short end of this shawl and use short rows to create 24 pie-shaped wedges, which form a circle and a half with a rounded inner edge.

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Jake Canton. Click here to see even more of Jake’s designs!