Easy Lace Shawl - Learn How to Knit for Beginners .

By: Red Heart Yarn 

This lace shawl knitting pattern creates a pretty wrap for the colder months. The pattern is quick and easy, requiring no seaming, but looks impressive.  

Size: Shawl measures 18½” x 54”. 

Materials: 

• Yarn: RED HEART® “Designer

Sport™”: 3 Balls 3921 Crimson 

• Knitting Needles: 6mm [US 10] 

Gauge: 13 sts = 4” in pattern with yarn held double. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge. 

Abbreviations: 

K       knit

mm    millimeters

P        purl

psso    pass the slipped st 

                                over

st(s)    stitch(es)

tog    together

yo    yarn over

*    repeat whatever 

                                follows the * as 

                                indicated

[ ]    work directions in 

                                brackets 

Instructions: 

1. With 2 strands held together throughout, cast on 61 sts.

2. Purl 1 row.

3. Row 1 (Right Side): K1, * [yo, slip 1,

K1, psso] twice, K1, [K2tog, yo] twice,

K1; repeat from * across.

4. Row 2: Purl.

5. Row 3: K2, * yo, slip 1, K1, psso, yo, slip 1, K2tog, psso, yo, K2tog, yo, K3; rep from * to last 9 sts; yo, slip 1, K1, psso, yo, slip 1, K2tog, psso, yo, K2tog, yo, K2.

6. Row 4: Purl.

7. Repeat Rows 1-4 for pattern until 54” from beginning, end by working Row 4.

Bind off.