Product Description
Loft is a slightly asymmetric shawl that is knitted from the narrowest point, getting wider as you go. It’s an easy pattern that uses a series of colour changes to create definition and interest. This is a great on the go project as it’s easy to memorise and won’t boggle you. Inspired by a weekend away with lots of friends at Edinburgh Yarn Festival, the stripes represent the many flights of stairs to our city centre accommodation - The Loft.
The pattern structure is simple but effective with easy to memorise increases, decreases and colour changes. It is worked sideways, starting at the smallest point, so your rows get longer as you work through the pattern.
This pattern works well with most 4ply yarns (400,/100g). The yarn used within the pattern is John Arbon Textiles Knit By Numbers 4ply (Merino) in shades KBN116 (A), KBN118 (B) and KBN120 (C).
Loft 4 Ply Knitted Shawl by Fay Dashper-Hughes
What Is Being Made
Loft is a slightly asymmetric knitted shawl designed by Fay Dashper-Hughes. The shawl is knitted from the narrowest point and progressively widens as you work, creating an elegant triangular or crescent silhouette. The design is inspired by a weekend trip to Edinburgh Yarn Festival, with the stripe pattern representing the many flights of stairs leading to the group's city centre accommodation, which was called The Loft.
Knitting Techniques and Stitches
This beginner-friendly shawl pattern uses stocking stitch as its primary stitch, making it an excellent on-the-go project that is easy to memorise and straightforward to execute. The visual interest and definition of the shawl comes from a series of colour changes rather than complex stitch patterns, allowing knitters to focus on consistent tension and rhythm. The asymmetric construction, worked from the narrowest point outward, creates natural shaping without requiring complicated increases or decreases.
Yarn and Materials
The Loft shawl is designed to be knitted with Knit By Numbers 4ply yarn by John Arbon Textiles. This yarn is 100% Organic Merino with a yardage of 400 metres per 100 grams (437 yards). The pattern calls for three 100-gram skeins in different shades from the Knit By Numbers range:
- Yarn A: shade 116 (75g used, 300m available)
- Yarn B: shade 118 (71g used, 284m available)
- Yarn C: shade 120 (74g used, 296m available)
The total project requires approximately 75g, 71g, and 74g of yarn respectively across the three colours, with the finished shawl measuring 40cm or larger. The pattern notes that colour substitutions are possible if using different shades from the Knit By Numbers range.
Needles and Tools
This pattern is worked on 3mm needles. You have flexibility in needle choice: the shawl can be knitted on long straight 3mm needles (bunched up as needed) or on 3mm circular needles with a 40cm or longer cable. Additionally, you will need a tapestry needle for weaving in ends after wet blocking the finished shawl.
Project Specifications
The Loft is rated as a beginner difficulty level, making it accessible to newer knitters. The estimated knitting time is approximately 38 hours, and the finished shawl measures 40cm or larger depending on how many pattern repeats you complete. This is an ideal project for knitters seeking a meditative, portable pattern that produces a beautiful, wearable accessory.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Light Fingering, Fingering |
| Pages: | 4 |
| Designer: | Fay Dashper-Hughes |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
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