Alpine Aster Shawlette knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Alpine Aster Shawlette knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Alpine Aster Shawlette knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Alpine Aster Shawlette knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Alpine Aster Shawlette knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Alpine Aster Shawlette knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Alpine Aster Shawlette knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Alpine Aster Shawlette knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Alpine Aster Shawlette knitting pattern by Briana Arlene

Alpine Aster Shawlette

This is a more wintery sample of my Alpine Aster Shawlette, a small shawl that features a textured lace stitch reminiscent of alpine aster, one of the Rocky Mountains’ emblematic early summer wildflowers. Drape it over your shoulders on breezy summer nights or wrap it around your neck like a scarf on frosty winter days.

I made the sample above with Wool and Palette’s non-SW Fingering in Fern, which I picked up at Sacred Sheep in Portland, Oregon. Emily naturally dyes her yarn, and she does several washes to get deeper and deeper colors. I loved seeing how wool from different sheep breeds took color differently, as well as the shades Emily creates from varying how many dye baths she gives a particular yarn. This yarn was dyed from Weld (a dye plant that produces a bright yellow) + Logwood (an extract from the heartwood of logwood trees that creates blues to red-purples). Can you believe these two together make up this rich and gorgeous green?!?

Would you like to see the original version of this shawl? Click here!

  • Design: The Alpine Aster Shawlette is a small shawl that features a textured lace stitch reminiscent of alpine aster, one of the Rocky Mountains’ emblematic early summer wildflowers. Drape it over your shoulders on breezy summer nights or wrap it around your neck like a scarf on frosty winter days.

    Construction: This shawlette is knit sideways. First, the left side is worked beginning at the bottom edge and increasing towards the center. Stitches are put on hold while the right side is worked separately. Stitches from the left side are then returned to the needles and the two sides are grafted together at the center.

    Stitch Patterns: Written and charted instructions are included for stitch patterns so you can choose your preferred method of instructions for knitting these sections!

  • SIZES
    One size

    FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
    67 in. wide x 11.25 in. deep
    167.5 cm wide x 28 cm deep

  • YARN
    Light fingering weight – wool or wool blend
    100 g/400 yds (366 m)

    SUGGESTED YARN
    Wool & Palette Fingering (50 g/ 225 yds (206 m)) – Merino/Rambouillet
    2 skeins

    The sample shawl is knit in the colorway Fern.

  • US 4 (3.5 mm)

    For your chosen needle size, you will need 14 in. (35 cm) circular needles.

  • Measure gauge knit flat, after blocking.

    1 Alpine Aster stitch pattern repeat = 11 sts and 22 rows = 1.5 in. (4 cm) wide x 2.5 in. (6 cm) tall

  • German twisted cast-on, knit increases, knit decreases, cable knitting, chart reading, grafting stitches together