Tiveden Shawl by Suzanne Sjögren

This shawl is named after the Tiveden National Forest. It is famed for its ancient virgin forests – which are rare in southern Sweden – and has lots of dramatic bare bedrock, extensive boulder fields carved by glaciers and a scattering of lakes. It is full of legends of trolls and highwaymen.

The Tiveden Shawl is a triangle shawl with strong geometric lines and the softness of open lace. The stitch pattern is made up of arrows of lace with insertions of simple cables and garter stitch. Made in soft superwash fingering weight Merino, this shawl can be worn for added warmth but is light enough to not add much bulk.

Yarn

Recommended Yarns: Bugbear Woolens Gemstone Sock Yarn 75% superwash merino, 25% nylon, 463 yards (401 meters) / 100 grams.

Needles

US size 5 (3.75 mm), or size to get gauge.

Notions

Stitch markers tapestry needle for weaving in ends, blocking wires (optional) and t-pins for blocking.

Gauge

Gauge worked in stockinette stitch using the smaller needle, unblocked, is about 5 stitches to 1 inch. Remember that gauge is not terribly important when knitting lace. If your gauge is dramatically off, however, it will affect the finished size of your shawl as well as the amount of yarn you need.

Size

Blocked shawl measures 50 inches (127 cm) across and 20 inches (51 cm) down the center back. These measurements are approximate depending on how severely the shawl is blocked.

Schematic

Abbreviations

Please see our standard abbreviations.

1/2 LC

Slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold in front; k2; k1 from cable needle.

1/2 RC

Slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in back; k1; k2 from cable needle.

Picot Bind Off

CO 2 sts using a backward loop cast on, BO 4 sts, place that last stitch back on the left needle. Repeat until you are out of sts to bind off.

Charts

Setup Chart

Chart 1
Chart 2
Chart 3

Pattern Overview

Garter Tab Cast On:

{see our garter tab tutorial}

Cast on 3 sts by making 3 backward loops onto the needle.

Knit 18 rows.

Next row: K3, do not turn work, but rotate your work one quarter turn to the right and pick up and knit 9 sts along the left side edge of the garter ridges (one stitch for each garter ridge).

Turn the work another one quarter turn to the right and pick up and knit three sts (the three backward loops) from the cast on edge.
You should have a total of 15 sts on the needle.

Next row (WS): K3, P3, PM, K3, PM, P3, K3

Proceed to Setup Chart.

When working the chart all rows start with k3 border, work lace chart, central 3 sts worked in garter stitch, work lace chart again and end with k3 border. It may be helpful to place stitch markers at the beginning and end of the lace portion of the work (that is between the border and lace at both ends of the row, and on either side of the central stitches). The shawl is finished with a 2 inch (5 cm) garter stitch border (or desired length)

Work each chart one time.

If a larger shawl is desired, repeat chart 2 starting after row 112 of chart 3, do one complete chart 3 before starting the garter stitch border.

Wrong side rows

Work all WS rows as follows:

K3, then, knit all the knits, purl all the purls and knit any yarn over, end with a k3.

Work each section twice. Meaning, work the garter edge, work the section, work the center spine (this is charted up until this point), work the section again and then work the garter edge. On rows that have a cable, work the mirrored cable. So, when the right side has a 1/2 LC, the left side will have a 1/2 RC so it’s pointing in the other direction. You can see this in the pictures too. {view a close up of this detail}

Shawl

Work Setup Chart, Chart 1, Chart 2 and Chart 3. Once done with charts, proceed to the garter stitch edging. Work garter stitch (knit every row) for 2″ as the following:

Garter Stitch Edging

Row 1: K3, yo, k to center spine, yo, k3, yo, k until 3 sts rem, yo, k3.

Repeat Row 1 until it measures 2″, ending with a WS row. Do a picot BO (see above).

About the Designer: Suzanne Sjögren

Growing up in a multi-generational household of artists and textile enthusiasts, my earliest memories were learning to sew, knit and embroider from my great-great auntie and her friends at their weekly sewing bees. I recall sitting on my Nana’s knee at the machine to learn to sew, or pretending to copy my mom knitting with pencils, which resulted in her teaching me to knit. I was hooked and I am thankful for these wonderful women that taught me the importance of fiber. I was an eager student and have gone on to learn and teach other things such as weaving, spinning and lacemaking. Now I am starting out on a new journey of knit design.

She lives in Sweden with her 9 year old son Biscuit and a little dog named Rex. You can find her on Ravelry as KnittedKharpern, Instagram as knittedkharpern, and Spinning Yarns Designs on Facebook.