Autumn Rose

Autumn Rose Knitted Shawl by MMario

What Is Being Made

The Autumn Rose is an advanced knitted shawl design created by independent designer MMario. This downloadable PDF pattern produces an elegant shawl suitable for experienced knitters seeking a challenging and rewarding project with intricate stitch work and shaping.

Yarn and Materials

The Autumn Rose shawl requires approximately 1600 yards or less of fingering or dk weight yarn. The sample used in pattern testing was worked with light fingering weight yarn, demonstrating the pattern's versatility across lighter yarn weights. Knitters should select needles in the 4.0 to 5.0 millimeter size range, with the test sample worked on 4.0mm needles.

Knitting Techniques and Construction

This advanced shawl is constructed using a charted knitting pattern with a small cast-on foundation. The pattern begins with casting on 5 stitches and joining to work in the round for the first round before commencing the main stitch charts. Uncharted rounds between pattern sections are worked as knit plain rounds, allowing the shawl to expand gradually from the center outward. The design uses chart-based instructions, making it essential for knitters to be comfortable reading knitting charts and following complex stitch sequences.

Stitches Used

The Autumn Rose pattern incorporates a comprehensive range of advanced knitting stitches and techniques:

• Basic stitches: Knit, purl, and yarn overs for lace creation
• Decreases: Knit two together, slip 1 knit 1 pass slipped stitch over, slip 2 together as if to knit with knit 1 pass slipped stitches over, knit 3 together, purl 2 together, and slip 1 knit 2 together pass slipped stitch over
• Increases: Knit front and back in a single stitch for structured shaping
• Specialty techniques: Knit through back loop for twisted stitches, slip stitches for stitch manipulation, and bind off sections
• Pattern management: No stitch symbols in charts and round marker movement to track pattern progression

Pattern Details

The Autumn Rose is classified as an advanced difficulty pattern, appropriate for knitters with substantial experience in reading charts, managing multiple stitch types, and executing complex decreases and increases. The pattern was test knitted and photographed by DLauro, with transcription assistance provided by DLauro and Owosso, ensuring accuracy in the published instructions. This PDF pattern was created in 2014 by MMario and represents an independent designer's work.