CURRANT SHAWL

 

With its traveling stitches, cables, Japanese wrapped stitches and nupps, this pattern was created for textural connoisseurs!
It was inspired by one of Northern Europe's favorite berries and celebrates the visual richness of branches overflowing with currants.

The shawl is worked from tip to tip with increases along one edge for the first half of the pattern and mirrored decreases for the second. The edges have lines of wrapped stitches running along them. The tips of the shawl can be decorated with playful knit bobbles.

There are two sizes with an option to make a longer version for each of them. Directions are both charted and written out. Videos for nupps, wrapped stitches, and cabling without a cable needle are provided.

 
 

YARN

  • DK weight OR worsted weight OR a combination of fingering weight + lace weight fluff like mohair or Suri OR sport weight + fluff

  • For a Small (Large) shawl: 350 (850)yds / 320 (780)m of DK or worsted weight yarn; if using yarns held double you’ll need this much of each yarn

  • Choose a solid or very slightly tonal colorway that won't interfere with the stitch patterns

  • Sample yarn, off-white shawl, small:
    Wigeon from Purl Soho (100% Falkland merino, 359yds / 328m, 3.5oz / 100g) held together with Tussock from Purl Soho (60% mohair, 40% silk, 328yds / 300m, 0.88oz / 25g), both in color Heirloom White (these are affiliate links; they earn me a small commission without the extra cost for a customer)

  • Sample yarn, yellow shawl, large:
    DK Merino Superwash from Plymouth (100% fine sw merino, 130yds / 120m, 1.75oz / 50g) in color Sunshine

NEEDLES

  • US 6 / 4mm needles (straight or on a long cable)
    or the size needed to obtain gauge

GAUGE

  • 23 sts and 32 rows in 4" / 10cm in stockinette
    stitch, blocked

  • Note that though gauge is not crucial for this pattern, difference in gauge will affect the required yardage and the finished size of the shawl

NOTIONS

  • Blocking mats and pins

  • Cable needle (optional)

  • Crochet hook matching the needle size for nupps

  • Scrap yarn for stuffing bobbles

  • Stitch markers

  • Tapestry needle

FINISHED SIZE

  • Small (Large)

  • Length 43 (67)“ / 110 (170)cm plus bobbles, adjustable

  • Width at the widest point 9.5 (16)“ / 24 (40)cm

  • Shown in sizes Small - off-white and Large - yellow

 
 
Currant Shawl Large Styled
 
Currant Shawl Two
 
Currant Shawl Small Styled