Wyoming Wildflowers Shawl knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Wyoming Wildflowers Shawl knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Wyoming Wildflowers Shawl knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Wyoming Wildflowers Shawl knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Wyoming Wildflowers Shawl knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Wyoming Wildflowers Shawl knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Wyoming Wildflowers Shawl knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Wyoming Wildflowers Shawl knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Wyoming Wildflowers Shawl knitting pattern by Briana Arlene
Wyoming Wildflowers Shawl knitting pattern by Briana Arlene

Wyoming Wildflowers Shawl

Inspired by the sub-alpine flowers of Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains, I designed this shawl to play with flower motifs in three techniques: texture, lace, and stranded mosaic knitting. I designed it to only require 3 skeins of yarn (1 skein each of 3 colors) so that you, too, might be inspired to use up those precious lone skeins in your stash!

  • Design & Construction: Wyoming Wildflowers is V-shaped triangular shawl. It is worked top-down in sections that alternate between stockinette, lace, and stranded mosaic colorwork. The final section of chevron lace creates a picot-shaped edging. Fringe accentuates each picot point.

    Stitch Patterns: Lace stitch patterns for this shawl are written and charted. Mosaic colorwork stitch patterns are only charted, so you should be confident in your chart reading skills—or be open to learning!

  • SIZES
    One size

    FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
    58.25 in. wide x 28.75 in. deep
    148 cm wide x 73 cm deep

  • YARN
    185 g/844 yds (771 m) of yarn total divided in 3 colors as follows:
    Light fingering weight – wool or wool blend
    C1: 100 g/400 yds (365 m)
    C2: 65 g/260 yds (238 m)
    Lace weight – mohair silk or suri alpaca blend
    C3: 20 g/184 yds (168 m)

    SUGGESTED YARN
    SUGGESTED YARN
    Ritual Dyes Maiden (100 g/400 yds (367 m)) – 80% superwash merino wool, 20% nylon
    C1: 1 skein
    C2: 1 skein
    Ritual Dyes Fae (50 g/459 yds (419 m)) – 72% kid mohair, 28% silk
    C3: 1 skein

    The sample shawl is knit in the colorways Two of Pentacles (C1), Leather (C2), and Borage Star (C3).

  • US 3 (3.25 mm)

    For your chosen needle size, you will need 40 in. (102 cm) circular needles. You may also find it helpful to begin with a smaller cord, such as 16 in. (40 cm), and size up as your shawl grows.

  • Measure gauge in fingering yarns knit flat, after blocking.

    22 sts and 32 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in stockinette stitch
    16 sts and 22 rows (1 mosaic flower pattern repeat) = 1.5 in. (3.5 cm) wide by 3 in. (7.5 cm) tall (see Mosaic Flowers chart in pattern)

  • Cable cast-on, knit increases, lace knitting, stranded mosaic knitting, chart reading