662 Shop Hop Shawl - Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Goshen

Pattern Summary: 662 Shop Hop Shawl – A Beginner-Friendly Lace Knitting Pattern by Kirsten Hipsky

The 662 Shop Hop Shawl, designed by Kirsten Hipsky and published by Valley Yarns, is a beautifully structured triangular shawl knitting pattern suited to beginner knitters who are ready to explore simple lace techniques. The finished shawl measures approximately 56 inches wide and 22 inches deep, making it a generously sized accessory that can be worn draped over the shoulders, wrapped around the neck, or styled as a lightweight wrap for any season.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a large triangular shawl worked flat in a single seamless piece from one corner outward. The design is cleverly constructed so that both the garter stitch body and the reversible lace border are built in simultaneously as the shawl grows, meaning there is no separate border to pick up or sew on afterward. The result is a cohesive, polished fabric that looks equally attractive from both sides — an ideal quality for a shawl that is worn and viewed from multiple angles.

Techniques Used

• Worked flat: The shawl is knitted back and forth in rows rather than in the round, making it accessible to knitters at all levels and requiring only a standard pair of straight or circular needles.
• Seamless construction: Because the border and body are integrated from the very beginning, there is no seaming or joining required at any stage of the project.
• Lace knitting: A simple, repeating lace pattern using yarn overs and decreases creates an open, airy texture along the border sections. This lace is described as reversible, meaning the wrong side is just as presentable as the right side — a thoughtful design feature for a garment like a shawl.
• Increasing: Stitches are added incrementally throughout the border-building rows and main body rows to shape the triangle, with one stitch increased on designated rows.
• Stitch marker use: A single stitch marker is placed to divide the lace border section from the growing garter stitch body, helping knitters track their position in the pattern with ease.

Stitches Used

• Garter stitch: The foundational stitch of the shawl's main body, created by knitting every row. Garter stitch produces a squishy, ridged fabric with excellent drape and is one of the simplest stitch patterns in knitting, making this project very approachable for beginners.
• Yarn over (yo): Used throughout the lace sections to create deliberate eyelets and to add stitches during shaping rows. Yarn overs are the hallmark of lace knitting, producing the characteristic open, decorative holes in the fabric.
• Knit 2 together (k2tog): A basic right-leaning decrease paired with yarn overs in the lace repeat to maintain stitch count within the border while creating the lace pattern.
• Standard knit stitch (k): Used throughout every section of the pattern as the primary stitch.

Pattern Structure

The pattern is divided into three clearly defined sections:

• Border-building rows: The shawl begins with a cast-on of just 4 stitches. Over 16 rows, the border is established and the stitch count grows. Rows 11 through 16 are then repeated four additional times until 24 stitches are on the needle. This section simultaneously sets up both the lace border and the beginning of the garter body.
• Main body rows: A two-row repeat is worked, with the lace border continuing on one side and the garter stitch section growing stitch by stitch on the other. This continues until 105 stitches are on the needle.
• Final border rows: Rows 11 through 16 of the border-building section are repeated five more times, bringing the total stitch count to 120. Four final garter rows are worked before a loose bind-off completes the shawl.

Materials: Yarn, Needles, and Notions

The pattern calls for 5 skeins of Valley Yarns Goshen, a luxur