The moment I showed my mom the yarn I used in this shawl, she said: “You know this is soooo my color?!” No problem mom, this one is for you. The delicate lace is based on traditional Estonian stitch patterns, which, of course, include nupps. My mom wouldn’t have it any different! Instructions for both traditional and easy nupps are included. The instructions for the shawl are provided both fully charted and written out.
Tutorials
CDD (centered double decrease)
Size
One size: finished dimensions: 11 ½” wide and 88 ¼” long, measured after blocking.
Yarn
Malabrigo Yarn Sock (100 % wool; 440 yards [402 meters]/100 grams): 806 Impressionist Sky, 1 skein
Needles
Size US 8 (5 mm): 32” circular
Size US 10 (6 mm): 32” circular, for CO only
Notions
Yarn needle
21 stitch markers to use in between lace repeats (optional)
Crochet hook in a size equivalent to the size of the small size knitting needles (optional, for easy nupps)
Gauge
12.7 sts and 18.8 rows = 4” [10 cm] over body pattern after wet blocking.
Abbreviations
Please see our standard abbreviations.
nupp – work a nupp
Nupp
R1 (RS): Loosely work [k1, yo, k1, yo, k1] into the same st to increase to 5 sts
R2 (WS): P those 5 sts together.
Easy nupp: Loosely work with the crochet hook [k1, yo, k1, yo, k1] into the same st to increase to 5 sts; yo and pull yarn through all 5 sts on the hook; slip remaining loop onto the right-hand ndl.
Russian BO (also called the decrease bind off): K1, *k1, slip sts from right-hand ndl back to the left-hand ndl and k2tog tbl; rep from * to end. See our tutorial.
Pattern Notes
- The scarf is worked lengthwise, starting with the border. Next the body is worked, followed by several rows in garter stitch. The scarf is in a mixture of stockinette and garter stitch-based lace, with a 2 stitch garter stitch edge throughout.
- Beads can be substituted for the nupps, if desired. Approx. 465 beads would be needed.
- If using markers, always slip the markers as you come to them.
- Instead of the skpsso decrease, a ssk can be used if desired.
Charts
You may prefer to work from the written instructions below.
Border
Body
Shawl Instructions
Border
Using the larger size needles, CO 285 sts using the knitted-on CO method.
Switch to the smaller size needles.
Work the border using the chart above of the written instructions below.
Body
Work the body using the chart above or the written instructions below.
When increasing the width of the scarf, repeat rows 1-16 to desired width, ending after either row 8 or 16.
Please note that the sample shawl was bound off with only 10” [25 cm] of yarn remaining. Weigh your project or remaining yarn to make an estimate on whether another repeat is possible with your available amount of yarn. If not, omit rows 25 and 26.
Row 25: K.
Row 26: K2, p to 2 sts rem, k2.
Rows 27-30: K.
BO using the Russian BO (also know as the Decrease BO).
Finishing
Weave in ends and wet block scarf to shape.
Written Instructions
Border
Row 1 (RS): K.
Row 2 (WS): K.
Row 3: K2, *k1, yo, k5, cdd, k5, yo; rep from * until 3 sts rem, k3.
Row 4: K.
Row 5: K2, *k1, yo, k3, skpsso, yo, cdd, yo, k2tog, k3, yo; rep from * until 3 sts rem, k3.
Rows 6-9: Rep rows 4-5.
Row 10: K2, p1, *p1, k11, p2; rep from * until 2 sts rem, k2.
Row 11: K2, *nupp, k1, yo, k4, cdd, k4, yo, k1; rep from * until 3 sts rem, nupp, k2.
Row 12: K2, p1, *p2, k9, p3; rep from * until 2 sts rem, k2.
Row 13: K2, *k1, nupp, k1, yo, k3, cdd, k3, yo, k1, nupp; rep from * until 3 sts rem, k3.
Row 14: K2, p1, *p3, k7, p4; rep from * until 2 sts rem, k2.
Row 15: K2, *k2, nupp, k1, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k1, nupp, k1; rep from * until 3 sts rem, k3.
Row 16: K2, p1, *p4, k5, p5; rep from * until 2 sts rem, k2.
Row 17: K2, *k3, nupp, k1, yo, k1, cdd, k1, yo, k1, nupp, k2; rep from * until 3 sts rem, k3.
Row 18: K2, p1, *p5, k3, p6; rep from * until 2 sts rem, k2.
Row 19: K2, *k1, yo, skpsso, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k3, k2tog, yo; rep from * until 3 sts rem, k3.
Row 20: K2, p1, *p6, k1, p7; rep from * until 2 sts rem, k2.
Row 21: K2, *nupp, k1, yo, skpsso, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k1; rep from * until 3 sts rem, nupp, k2.
Row 22: K2, p until 2 sts rem, k2.
Row 23: K2, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, *cdd, yo, k11, yo; rep from * until 4 sts rem, skpsso, k2.
Row 24: Rep row 22.
Body Written Instructions
Row 1 (RS): K.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 (WS): K2, p until 2 sts rem, k2.
Row 3: K2, *nupp, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skpsso, k4; rep from * until 3 sts rem, nupp, k2.
Row 5: K2, *k1, nupp, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, nupp, k1, yo, skpsso, k2, nupp; rep from * until 3 sts rem, k3.
Row 7: K2, *nupp, k5, yo, cdd, yo, k5; rep from * until 3 sts rem, nupp, k2.
Row 9: K.
Row 11: K2, *k1, yo, skpsso, k4, nupp, k4, k2tog, yo; rep from * until 3 sts rem, k3.
Row 13: K2, *nupp, k1, yo, skpsso, k2, nupp, k1, nupp, k2, k2tog, yo, k1; rep from * until 3 sts rem, nupp, k2.
Row 15: K2, k2tog, k5, nupp, k5, yo, *cdd, yo, k5, nupp, k5, yo; rep from * until 4 sts rem, skpsso, k2.
Rows 17-24: Rep rows 1-8 1 time.
About the Designer: Susanne Visch
La Visch is a crochet and knitwear designer, living in the Netherlands.
Having a background in Industrial Design Engineering, you can say she always had a knack for designing and creating.
When she taught herself to crochet and knit, she developed a deeply rooted love for these crafts.
This is beautiful! Do you have a crochet pattern for it? (I’m a beginning knitter so I would love to rochet this first).
I’m sorry but we don’t have a crochet version 🙁
This lovely shawl will probably be the next gift for my almost Mom. Thank you. This is just beautiful..
Awesome!
What color and yarn are you thinking?
I’ve started knitting one for myself and am using beads instead of nupps. I’ve got the most gorgeous silver tencel yarn that looks like actual silver and shines, and I got some lovely blue beads to go with it. I might have enough yarn leftover to make a matching pocket square.
That sounds beautiful! I’d love to see it progress. Please be sure to come back and share 🙂