Knitting Pattern Freebie!

A freebie today! This is my go-to quick knit gift, and I wanted to share it!

 

Lori Shawl

Designed by Amanda Collins

Pattern is for personal use only.

 

Please excuse my 2 weeks postpartum baby belly ;)

I designed this shawl for a dear friend who attended the birth of my youngest son.  I wanted something really nice for a thank you gift, but with a newborn and a 4 year old in the house, it had to be quick to knit up.  It has 3 options for the edge- eyelets, picots, or bobbles.  It can be worn as a scarf or a shawlette.

One Size Fits All

Materials:

2 skeins novelty bulky weight yarn (roughly 200 yards- shawl can be made as long or short as you wish)

size 13 needles- straight or circular

tapestry needle

Gauge:  not critical

Instructions:

Eyelet Version:

Cast on 2 sts

Row 1: KFB, Knit to end

Row 2: Sl 1, Knit to end

Row 3: K1, YO, K2tog, Knit to end (the first time the K2tog is the last stitch)

Row 4: Sl 1, Knit to end

Continue until the end of the first skein of yarn, or half your desired length, ending with row 4, then:

Row 1: K2tog, Knit to end

Row 2: Sl 1, Knit to end

Row 3: K1, YO, K2tog, Knit to end

Row 4: Sl 1, Knit to end

Continue until you have 2 sts left on the needle, and bind off.

 

Picot Version:

Cast on 2 sts

Row 1: KFB, Knit to end

Row 2: Sl 1, Knit to end

Row 3: Cast on 2, Bind off 2, Knit to end

Row 4: Sl 1, Knit to end

Continue until the end of the first skein of yarn, or half your desired length, ending with row 4, then:

Row 1: K2tog, Knit to end

Row 2: Sl 1, Knit to end

Row 3: Cast on 2, Bind off 2, Knit to end

Row 4: Sl 1, Knit to end

 

Continue until you have 2 sts left on the needle, and bind off.

 

Bobble Version:

Cast on 2 sts

Row 1: KFB, Knit to end

Row 2: Sl 1, Knit to end

Row 3: Make bobble (knit into the stitch without sliding it off the needle, YO, knit into the st again, YO, knit into the stitch 1 last time, turn your work and purl 5 sts**, turn again and K2tog, slide to the left needle, pass the remaining 3 sts over that stitch, slide the stitch back to the right needle.), Knit to end

Row 4: Sl 1, Knit to end

Continue until the end of the first skein of yarn, or half your desired length, ending with row 4, then:

Row 1: K2tog, Knit to end

Row 2: Sl 1, Knit to end

Row 3: Make bobble, Knit to end

Row 4: Sl 1, Knit to end

 

Continue until you have 2 sts left on the needle, and bind off.

**If you know how to knit backwards, you can do that instead of turning the work each time.

 

Sorry I don't have a picture of the bobble version! I gave it away & forgot to take a picture!

Finishing:

Weave in ends

Pattern is for personal use only.