Her Favorite Shawl

Her Favorite Shawl by Rina Lehmann

What Is Being Made

Her Favorite Shawl is a knitted shawl designed as a playful and easy summer project. This top-down shawl is constructed to be airy and spacious despite requiring only 1000 meters of fingering weight yarn in total. The design allows for significant customization through color choices and fiber selection, making it an adaptable project for knitters seeking creative expression.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for fingering weight yarn (4-ply) totaling approximately 1000 meters. Rina Lehmann encourages experimentation with various yarn types and color combinations. Options include adding a third color to the design, switching between light main colors with dark contrast colors, or incorporating specialty fibers such as speckled yarns and mohair for added texture and visual interest.

Knitting Techniques

Her Favorite Shawl employs several fundamental and intermediate knitting techniques to create its distinctive structure. The shawl is worked from the top down, a construction method that allows knitters to try on the piece as it grows and adjust the final size as desired. The pattern utilizes both lace and garter stitch sections, which can be stretched to achieve the shawl's generous dimensions and airy drape.

Stitches and Methods Used

• Garter Tab Cast On – A specialized cast-on method that creates a neat, finished edge at the top of the shawl
• Knitting and Purling – Basic stitches that form the foundation of the garter stitch sections
• Increases and Decreases – Shaping techniques that control the shawl's expansion and create its silhouette
• Two Color Garter Stitch – A colorwork technique combining garter stitch with multiple yarn colors for visual pattern and design
• Lace Stitch Sections – Open, decorative stitching that contributes to the shawl's lightweight and breathable qualities

Difficulty Level

Classified as an intermediate project, Her Favorite Shawl is suitable for knitters with foundational skills who are ready to expand their technique repertoire. While the pattern incorporates straightforward stitches, the combination of multiple techniques and the two-color work require moderate experience and attention to detail.