Product Description
I had the opportunity to work with Eden Cottage Yarns for this design. Their Keld Fingering is a linen-blend yarn that is rustic yet smooth and has been dyed in some beautiful and subtle colors.
I decided to make a shawl with huge garter sections that are lined with tiny bobble stripes. Somehow, the yarn’s texture, colors and these stitch choices turned into a comforting joyous recipe for me at that time in my life. As I watched the bobbles being formed one by one, they looked like a bed of tiny roses to me. Hence the name. :)
Rose Bed Shawl is a 2-color shawl worked from the top-down, with its body worked mainly in garter stitch short row wedges. The wedges get stacked slowly, giving the shawl a pleasing crescent shape. Eyelets and bobbles help break the monotony of garter and also highlight the wedges beautifully. A simple mesh border finishes off the shawl into a light and drapey accessory for your wardrobe.
Rose Bed Shawl by Kavitha Raman
What is Being Made
The Rose Bed Shawl is a two-color crescent-shaped shawl designed as a light and drapey accessory. This top-down knit project features a finished length along the top edge of 67.5 inches (171 cm) and a depth of 14.75 inches (37.5 cm). The shawl's distinctive crescent silhouette is achieved through a stacked wedge construction that gradually builds in width as you progress downward.
Construction and Design Techniques
The Rose Bed Shawl employs a top-down construction method, beginning at the neck edge and working downward to create the finished shawl. The main body is worked primarily in garter stitch short row wedges, which are stacked slowly to produce the pleasing crescent shape. This technique creates distinct wedge sections that are visually highlighted by the pattern details.
Visual interest is added throughout the design with eyelets and bobbles that break up the garter stitch texture and accentuate each wedge beautifully. The bobbles, which inspired the shawl's name as they resemble a bed of tiny roses, are formed individually and create a decorative focal point. A simple mesh border completes the shawl, providing a finished edge while maintaining the light and drapey quality of the accessory.
Stitches Used
- Garter stitch – the primary stitch throughout the main body
- Short rows – used to create the wedge sections
- Eyelets – decorative openwork elements
- Bobbles – textured embellishments that resemble roses
- Mesh stitch – used for the border finish
- K (knit)
- K2tog (knit 2 together)
- Kfb (knit into front and back)
- Dec (decrease)
- BO (bind off)
- CO (cast on)
Materials and Yarn Requirements
The Rose Bed Shawl is worked in 4-ply fingering weight yarn using two colors. Total yardage required is 637 yards (582 meters), divided between the two colors as follows:
- Color A: 328 yards (300 meters)
- Color B: 309 yards (283 meters)
The pattern is suitable for knitting needles appropriate to fingering weight yarn. The two-color construction allows for creative color combination choices while maintaining the visual impact of the eyelets, bobbles, and mesh border details.
Skill Level
This project is rated as intermediate difficulty, making it suitable for knitters with some experience who are comfortable working with techniques such as short rows, decreases, and bobble construction.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Fingering |
| Pages: | 0 |
| Designer: | Kavitha Raman |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Notes: | 637 yards / 582 m of fingering weight yarn in 2 colors. ColorA: 328yards/300m Color B: 309 yards / 283 m |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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