GOOSEBERRY SHAWL
Gooseberry Shawl came together as an “any yardage, any gauge” project for some very special souvenir yarn in my stash. This tip-to-tip shawl pattern can be adjusted to almost any amount of yarn - just weigh it in the beginning, knit with increases along one edge until roughly half of yarn is used, then start decreasing!
Gooseberry is a comfortable small shawl full of texture inspired by the intricate shapes of the gooseberry plant. Its traveling stitches and cables mirror the graceful flow of leaves and vines around the delicate berry-like nupps. The edges are polished with built-in i-cord. The tips of the shawl are decorated with playful bobbles (this step can be skipped if desired). Directions are both charted and written out. Videos for nupps and cabling without the cable needle are provided.
YARN
Any yarn from fingering to worsted weight range would work fine. Yardage below is an estimation.
Fingering weight, for a Small (Medium, Large) shawl: 250 (350, 450)yds
DK weight: at least 220 yds
Worsted weight: at least 200 yds
Sample shawl, Terracotta: Lane Grawitz Fluffy G (79% cashmere, 21% silk; 328yds / 300m, 0.88oz / 25g), held double for fingering weight gauge, color 7860
Sample shawl, Grey, below: Seismic Butter Tweed (75% merino, 155 nylon, 10% Donegal nep; 437yds / 400m, 3.5oz / 100g), color Karl the Fog. Get this yarn from Seismic Yarn here!
Sample shawl, Green, below: The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Bear Paw DK (60% merino, 20% yak, 20% silk; 231yds / 211m, 3.5oz / 100g), color Smoke Signals. Get this yarn from The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers here!
NEEDLES AND GAUGE
The gauge is not important for this pattern. Below you can see suggestions provided in stockinette, blocked. Swatch and pick the gauge and needles that give you the fabric you like.
Fingering: 27 sts and 40 rows in 4” / 10cm on US 4 / 3.5mm needles
DK: 23sts and 36 rows, US 6 / 4mm needles
Worsted: 20sts and 32 rows, US 7 / 4.5mm needles
NOTIONS
Crochet hook matching needle size for nupps
Tapestry needle
Kitchen scales for weighing yarn
Blocking mats and pins or a steamer
Scrap yarn for stuffing bobbles
FINISHED SIZE Small (Medium, Large)
Will change depending on your gauge and yardage. Numbers below are approximate and given for reference in fingering weight
Length 42.5 (54.3, 66.1)" / 108 (138, 168)cm plus bobbles, adjustable
Width at the widest point 6.3 (8.1, 9.9)" / 16 (20.5, 25)cm, adjustable
Shown in sizes large (terracotta color) and medium (grey and green)
