Jasmine Triangular Shawl in West Yorkshire Spinners Wensleydale Gems Hanks - WYS90999 - Downloadable PDF

Jasmine Triangular Shawl Knitting Pattern by Sarah Hatton – West Yorkshire Spinners Wensleydale Gems Hanks

The Jasmine Triangular Shawl is a beautifully crafted knitted shawl pattern designed by Sarah Hatton, available as a downloadable PDF. Worked in West Yorkshire Spinners Wensleydale Gems Hanks yarn, this pattern offers knitters an elegant, wearable accessory with a classic triangular silhouette that drapes gracefully around the shoulders or can be worn as a wrap.

About the Design

Triangular shawls are a perennially popular knitting project, beloved for their versatility and the way they showcase beautiful yarn. The triangular shape is typically achieved through strategic increases worked along a central spine or at the edges, building outward from a small cast-on to a sweeping, wide border. The Jasmine Triangular Shawl exemplifies this approach, creating a finished piece that is both practical and decorative. Shawls of this style make excellent gifts and are a staple of the handknitting wardrobe.

Yarn: West Yorkshire Spinners Wensleydale Gems Hanks

This pattern is specifically designed for West Yorkshire Spinners Wensleydale Gems Hanks, a luxurious yarn that draws on the rich wool heritage of the Yorkshire Dales. Wensleydale wool is renowned for its distinctive long staple fibre, natural lustre, and subtle sheen, which lends a beautiful drape and a slight halo to finished knitted fabrics. The DK weight of this yarn makes it an ideal choice for shawls, offering enough stitch definition to highlight lace or textural patterns while working up at a satisfying pace.

• Yarn: West Yorkshire Spinners Wensleydale Gems Hanks
• Weight: DK (Double Knitting)
• Fibre: Wensleydale wool, known for its natural lustre and long staple length

Needles and Materials

As a DK weight knitting pattern, the Jasmine Triangular Shawl would typically be worked on knitting needles appropriate for DK yarn. Circular needles are commonly recommended for shawl projects of this type, as the stitch count grows considerably as the shawl widens, and the cable of a circular needle comfortably accommodates the increasing number of stitches. Stitch markers are a useful accessory for tracking increases and pattern repeats throughout the project.

Techniques and Construction

Rated as an intermediate difficulty level, the Jasmine Triangular Shawl is well suited to knitters who are comfortable with the fundamentals of knitting and are ready to explore more refined shaping and stitch pattern work. The intermediate rating suggests the pattern incorporates techniques beyond basic knit and purl, rewarding knitters who enjoy a project with a degree of engagement and skill-building.

Triangular shawl construction in knitting typically involves one of several methods:

• Top-down construction: Beginning with a small number of stitches at the top centre back or at a corner point, with regular increase rows building the triangular shape outward.
• Centre-out increases: Working increases on either side of a central stitch or spine to create symmetrical triangular growth.
• Side-to-side construction: Beginning at one tip and working increases then decreases to form the triangle from point to point.

Common stitches and techniques found in shawls of this style and difficulty level include:

• Yarn overs (YO): Used both as decorative lace elements and as increase stitches to shape the triangular form.
• Knit and purl combinations: Creating texture, ribbing, or seed stitch sections that add visual interest and structure.
• Lace patterning: Openwork motifs that take advantage of the natural lustre of the Wensleydale Gems yarn, allowing light to play through the fabric beautifully.
• Decreases (k2tog, ssk): Used in conjunction with yarn overs to maintain stitch counts within lace repeats and to shape edges.
• Blocking: An essential finishing step for lace and shawl knitting, opening up the