Shawl Knitting Kit - Mainsail (Choose your Colours)

This kit contains:

• 2 x 100g / 425m skeins of 4 ply sock yarn (75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon), choose from the following combinations:
• Purple Veronica and Midnight in Paris (as per the pattern sample) - Green and Purples with a contrast navy 
• Wintergreen and Old Moon - Tonal greens with creams 
• Toasted Marshmallow and Espresso - Neutral browns, beige and creams with a contrast dark brown
• 1 pattern (PDF or print)
• 1 removable stitch marker

In addition you will need*:

• 1 x 100cm 3.75mm circular needle

About this Pattern

There’s something magical about seeing a sailing boat glide through the sea, harnessing the wind to make its way quietly and gracefully across deep blue waters. The Mainsail Shawl takes its name from the largest sail on a sailing boat, the one that is attached to the main mast and is instrumental in catching the wind and guiding the boat on its way.

The shawl is asymmetric in shape and uses a colourful variegated skein of yarn with a contrasting solid colour to create a large, flowing shawl with nautical nods through the knot motif stitch pattern and deep waves of border lace.

Starting at the tip with your colourful yarn, increases and decreases work together to create a long triangular sail of stockinette stitches that will showcase the beauty of your yarn. As your skein unfurls towards the end, a contrast colour is added, weaving a sailors’ knot pattern across the shawl and tying the two colours together.

Then you are ready to set sail on a large, open sea of billowing lace! The addition of some extra stitches in the set-up row opens up the border of the shawl into a light, airy fabric that cascades and ripples in the breeze. With just a 4-row repeat pattern, the lace stitches are simple to remember and easy to work, making this a relaxing yet engaging knit.

A video tutorial is available for how to work the Arrowhead Lace stitch pattern as used in the border of this shawl. It is full of hints and tips to make sure that you always work a lace stitch in the correct place on each row. To watch the video scroll down or click here.

Stitches Used – Sl1 wyif, sl1 wyib, knit, purl, kfb, k2tog, yo, ssk, sl2tog-k1-p2sso

Sizes – One size

Measurements – The finished, blocked item has a wingspan of 108” (274cm) and a depth of 24” (61cm)

Gauge: 22 stitches and 33 rows to 4” (10cm) in stockinette stitch after blocking

*There will be an option to purchase the needle on your order.

How to Knit the Arrowhead Lace Stitch Pattern