Deauville Shawl in Berroco Ultra Wool - Downloadable PDF

Deauville Shawl in Berroco Ultra Wool — Knitting Pattern Summary

The Deauville Shawl is a stunning, generously sized knitted shawl designed by Allyson Dykhuizen and published by Berroco. Available as a downloadable PDF, this pattern produces a large, crescent-style shawl with finished measurements of approximately 70 inches wide by 35 inches down the center — making it a truly dramatic and wearable accessory. Rated as an Easy to Intermediate project, it is well suited to knitters who are comfortable working with multiple colors and reading basic charts, but who do not yet want to tackle complex construction methods.

What Is Being Made

The finished object is a large, colorwork shawl or wrap intended to be worn draped over the shoulders. Its generous dimensions make it versatile enough to function as a lightweight blanket wrap, a statement accessory, or an elegant evening cover-up. The design is named Deauville, evoking the refined, coastal elegance of the famous French seaside town. The shawl is worked flat in sections, each introducing new colors and stitch textures to create a layered, visually rich fabric.

Construction and Structure

The shawl is constructed in distinct sections, each worked flat on a 32-inch circular needle (used to accommodate the large stitch count rather than to knit in the round). The construction begins with a wide cast-on of 314 stitches, and the shawl is shaped through strategic bind-offs at transition points between sections rather than through traditional short-row or increase/decrease shaping. This creates clean, defined color and texture transitions across the body of the shawl.

• Section 1 establishes the foundation using the first color in Garter Stitch for 45 rows, creating a firm, textured base.
• A Transition Row binds off stitches at each end, reducing the count to 260 stitches and shaping the silhouette.
• Section 2 introduces a second color and transitions into Stockinette Stitch with a Garter Stitch border, then incorporates a third color through charted colorwork.
• Subsequent sections continue to rotate through the three colors, introducing additional chart sequences for visual interest and depth.

Techniques Used

This pattern draws on a satisfying range of knitting techniques that make it an excellent skill-builder for knitters looking to expand beyond single-color projects:

• Colorwork — The shawl uses three colors worked in sequence across multiple sections, with chart-guided stranded or intarsia-style color changes introducing pattern motifs.
• Slip-stitch edge treatment — Every row begins with a stitch slipped purlwise with yarn in front (wyif), creating a neat, professional selvedge edge along both sides of the shawl throughout all sections.
• Chart reading — Two separate charts (Chart 1 and Chart 2) are used in the body of the shawl, requiring the knitter to follow a visual grid for color placement across multiple rows and repeats.
• Sectional construction with bind-offs — Rather than continuous shaping, the shawl uses mid-project bind-offs to transition between sections and refine the shape, an approachable alternative to complex shaping techniques.
• Gauge management — Two separate gauges are specified: 18 stitches and 26 rows to 4 inches in Garter Stitch, and 17 stitches and 20 rows to 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch, reflecting the mixed-texture nature of the design.

Stitches Used

• Garter Stitch — Knitting every row on both right side and wrong side, producing a squishy, reversible ridged fabric. Used prominently in Section 1 and as border stitches throughout.
• Stockinette Stitch — Knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows, creating the smooth, classic fabric used in the colorwork sections of the shawl body.
• Garter