Please note that this PATTERN IS BEING UPDATED to a new layout. New design samples are ready & waiting to be included in the projects area. Currently 2 stitch counts are included but there will be more in the updated version. If you purchase the pattern (on Ravelry) in the meantime, you will automatically receive the update when it is available.

A triangular design, ENCORE is a reversible, simple, intuitive design, focusing on garter, eyelet & stockinette. It’s fun, & quick to whip up!

This design is knit from the top down.
After a larger than usual cast on which becomes the actual wingspan of your shawl, you work a simple setup row, then decrease all the way to the end!

Very beginner friendly, this pattern is also a fabulous palette cleanser for experienced knitters who might feel the need for a break from high concentration projects. And of course, ENCORE is a great project for tv, travel or meeting knitting.

By varying how you knit the basic pattern instructions, some very different looks are possible, & information on how to modify this design to your own requirements, is included in the pattern.

There are (going to be) 3 STITCH COUNTS to choose from (currently there are 2). Add that to varying yarn choices & needle sizes, & you have several elements that influence the final size of your shawl. And YES, a SINGLE skein of FINGERING WEIGHT can be used to knit a lovely version using that ‘special’ skein from your stash.

You can experiment with Fingering Weight, Sport Weight, DK, as well as a combination of Fingering Weight & Lace Weight Mohair, double stranded.

After this design was published, I went on to design ENCORE 2 & FINAL ENCORE. And after that … well, suffice to say … there is now a bundle of shawls designed using the very same TOP DOWN method of construction. I hope you enjoy discovering them all!