{"id":3718,"date":"2013-07-05T11:34:13","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T15:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/?page_id=3718"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:51:16","slug":"simple-yet-effective-bulky","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/?page_id=3718","title":{"rendered":"Simple Yet Effective Bulky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here ya go! This super-easy, super-quick shawl is knit from the neck (top) down. Work with a thinner yarn and bigger needles for a lacey effect, or thicker yarn for something cozy and warm.<\/p>\n

Fingering weight, full written pattern is available here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"simple<\/a><\/p>\n

Materials
\n– chunky weight yarn, approximately 350-500 yards depending on desired size
\n– 8 mm (US11) 24\u201d circular needle
\n– removable stitch marker<\/p>\n

Abbreviations
\nk: knit
\np: purl
\nyo: yarn over<\/p>\n

Gauge
\nabout 8 stitches = 4″\/10 cm, after blocking<\/p>\n

Shawl
\nCast on 5 stitches.
\nRow 1 (RS): k1, yo, k1, yo, k1 (mark this st as centre st), yo, k1, yo, k1.
\nRow 2 (WS): knit.
\nRow 3 (RS): k1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, k1, yo, k to last stitch, yo, k1.
\nRow 4: knit.<\/p>\n

Increase on all RS rows as for row 3 while working garter and stockinette bands.
\nGarter stitch: non-increase rows are knit.
\nStockinette stitch: non-increase rows are purled.<\/p>\n

This is what I did, but I did it randomly \u2013 so let your random inner self play! I ended with stockinette because I ran out of yarn, but I\u2019d suggest ending off with a few rows of garter stitch to ward off any rolling.<\/p>\n

8 rows garter st (including rows 1-3)
\n6 rows stockinette stitch
\n6 rows garter st
\n8 rows stockinette st
\n8 rows garter st
\n8 rows stockinette st
\n10 rows garter st
\n10 rows stockinette st
\n8 rows garter st
\n4 rows stockinette st<\/p>\n

Continue working increases on all RS rows while alternating bands until shawl is big enough, or you run out of yarn. Bind off loosely in purl. Block, then weave in ends. So simple!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here ya go! This super-easy, super-quick shawl is knit from the neck (top) down. Work with a thinner yarn and bigger needles for a lacey effect, or thicker yarn for something cozy and warm. Fingering weight, full written pattern is available here. Materials – chunky weight yarn, approximately 350-500 yards depending on desired size – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3696,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3718","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3718"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5462,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3718\/revisions\/5462"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}