This collection contains five shawl patterns: two Faroese shawls, one stole and two triangle shawls. All patterns are charted.

Adjustable shawls are shawls where you can freely decide how many repeats you knit and no matter how many repeats you decide to work, the design still works. Adjustable shawls are adaptable in size and yarn usage can be calculated in advance so left-overs can be minimized.

Adjustable Shawls means size matters: customize knitted shawls and knit them in any size and shape YOU want!

This eBook contains five patterns for knee-heights featuring traditional Alpine lace patterns and one pattern imported to Austria from Estonia. All patterns are worked toe-up, charted and contain instructions on adjusting to fit your shoe size, calf starting position and how to fine tune leg and calf circumference.

The first Alpine shawl knitting collection: combining lace, twisted stitches and traditional Alpine knitting to create beautiful shawls.

An introduction to beaded knitting with eight patterns: Faroese shawls, triangle shawls, one stole and three Crescents worked sideways.

An introduction to beaded knitting with nine patterns: Faroese shawls, triangle shawls, one stole, three Crescents worked sideways, and one kite shawl.

Cornucopia shawls, sometimes also called vortex shawls or swirl shawls, are shawls shaped similar to horns of plenty.

Four Seasons of Shawls is a collection of seasons themed shawl knitting patterns.

Have you heard of Ernst Haeckel yet? He was a German biologist who discovered, described and named thousands of new species, mapped a genealogical tree relating all life forms, and coined many terms in biology.

Knitting in the Waiting Room

Have you ever been waiting?

Have you ever been waiting?

Last June, the book Plant Anatomy by Nehemiah Grew (published in 1680) inspired me to create a collection of shawl designs around this theme. The book is full of detailed, beautiful illustrations of the microscopic anatomy of plants: mostly cells, and lots of interesting textures evolving naturally.

Last June, the book Plant Anatomy by Nehemiah Grew (published in 1680) inspired me to create a collection of shawl designs around this theme. The book is full of detailed, beautiful illustrations of the microscopic anatomy of plants: mostly cells, and lots of interesting textures evolving naturally.

Last June, the book Plant Anatomy by Nehemiah Grew (published in 1680) inspired me to create a collection of shawl designs around this theme. The book is full of detailed, beautiful illustrations of the microscopic anatomy of plants: mostly cells, and lots of interesting textures evolving naturally.

”I’m way too late to start knitting gifts this year.”

This eBook contains seven patterns for socks and knee-heights featuring traditional Alpine stitch patterns. All patterns are charted and contain instructions on adjusting to fit your shoe size, calf starting position and how to fine tune leg and calf circumference.

The number one question people ask about shawl design is how to adapt stitch patterns to t certain shawl shapes, especially for lace stitch patterns.

Please note: this book is offline and has been replaced by its second edition, which is available here:

The third edition of the popular book Shawl Design in Plain English comes in three parts: This book is part one of this compiation, Basic Shawl Shapes.

Are you tired of following patterns in shawl knitting and want to create your own? If your answer is yes, this book is for you!

Are you tired of following patterns in shawl knitting and want to create your own? If your answer is yes, this book is for you!

Are you tired of following patterns in shawl knitting and want to create your own? If your answer is yes, this book is for you!

Are you tired of following patterns in shawl knitting and want to create your own? If your answer is yes, this book is for you!

Are you tired of following patterns in shawl knitting and want to create your own? If your answer is yes, this book is for you!

Are you tired of following patterns in shawl knitting and want to create your own? If your answer is yes, this book is for you!

Become a Happy Sock Knitter With Sock Knitting in Plain English

Crescents have been very popular shawl shapes for a few years and don’t seem to lose any popularity among knitters all over the world.

Are you dreaming about knitting lace shawls – or even to design your own? If your answer is yes, the Complete Guide to Lace Knitting has been written just for you.

A shawl knitting pattern collection for unicorns and those who love them.

Twenty-Five Adjustable Shawls is your shawl knitting pattern collection featuring the 25 most loved adjustable shawls designed by Julia Riede.

“Shawls are for women.”

Mr. Freeze is a triangle shawl worked sideways in garter stitch featuring some simple lace stitch patterns.

When September Ends is a triangle shawl with center panel featuring stockinette stitch and a lace leaf panel.

Precious is an Austrian crescent shawl featuring stockinette stitch and a lace leaf panel. This pattern uses charts.

When September Ends is a triangle shawl worked sideways featuring garter stitch and a lace leaf panel extending from left to right.

Virgin State of Mind is a triangle shawl with center panel worked from top down. The side borders are knitted at the same time as the shawl body, the edging at the bottom is worked sideways. This pattern uses charts.

A small crescent shawl worked from bottom up featuring a little lace border at the bottom side.

Undosa Undulata is an Austrian crescent shawl shaped without short rows featuring stockinette stitch and continuous cables.

Spirotaenia Condensata is a triangle shawl worked sideways featuring lace and garter stitch.

Pegantha Parthenon is a modified Kite (triangle) shawl shaped by increases and short rows featuring lace and stockinette stitch.

Ceratium Cornutum is a modified Kite (triangle) shawl shaped by increases and short rows featuring lace and stockinette stitch.

Aulacodiscus Grevilleanus is a triangle shawl worked sideways featuring star lace and garter stitch.

Ostracion Turritis is a triangle shawl with center panel featuring lace, stockinette stitch and horseshoes.

Actinoptychus Heliopelta is a circle segment shawl featuring lace and stockinette stitch.

Poteridendron Petiolatum is a ring segment shawl shaped by increases featuring lace and stockinette stitch.

These socks are knit toe-up and feature all kinds of Kitsch you can probably imagine: glitzy little beads, lace, hearts in various shapes, techniques and sizes and even nested hearts with beads and lace combined.

This socks are worked toe-up and feature a cable pattern which extends from the foot towards the leg. This is a charted pattern.

Cortinetta Tripodiscus is an Austrian crescent shawl shaped by increases featuring lace and stockinette stitch.

Magenta Loops is an adjustable triangle shawl featuring garter stitch and easy lace (eyelet) panels. It is suitable for beginning shawl knitters.

Tahiti is an adjustable crescent shawl shaped without short rows. It features stockinette stitch and an easy lace panel and makes good TV knitting.

White Madeira is a triangle shawl worked sideways in garter stitch featuring a Madeira lace panel.

Crystal Clear is a boomerang shawl using three contrasting colors featuring stockinette and garter stitch. The yarn used can be easily substituted with any lace weight yarn, no matter if using multiple colors or just a single one.

Springtime is an adjustable crescent shawl featuring an easy lace motif and a contrast yarn border.

Color Blocking II is an adjustable triangle shawl featuring garter stitch and slipped stitch pattern panels.

Milk Silk is an adjustable crescent shawl shaped without short rows. It features stockinette stitch and an easy lace panel and makes good TV knitting.

Offwhite Landscapes is a triangle shawl worked sideways in brioche stitch featuring a dropped stitch panel.

Autumn in Gray is an adjustable triangle shawl worked sideways and from bottom up. The first panel is worked in garter stitch, the upper part features an easy lace stitch pattern.

Heaven is a sky full of stars and knitting this shawl feels very much like watching the sky evolve from nothing but a skein of true blue yarn.

Nobody is a triangle shawl worked sideways featuring stockinette stitch and dropped stitches.

Allegra is one of the main characters in the 1999 film eXistenZ directed by David Cronenberg.

Water Lines is a triangle shawl worked sideways featuring stockinette stitch and an easy lace stitch pattern. You can either knit the give size with two skeins of yarn or work this as an adjustable shawl - in the latter case you might need more than jst two skeins.

Magic Unicorn is a triangle shawl with center panel featuring reversible cables and dropped stitches, suitable for keeping you warm and comfortable while exploring the discworld together with Rincewind, Twoflower and The Luggage.

Steyrtal is a triangle shawl featuring traditional stitch patterns from Austria and Bavaria. Usually, these stitch patterns are used for socks, stockings, sweaters and cardigans only - there is no old Austrian tradition in shawl knitting (so far, at least!).

Love Pink is a pattern for all people who love lace and texture but don’t like knitting from charts.

Wise Enough is a triangle shawl worked sideways using a stockinette stitch base featuring an interesting lace stitch pattern. This pattern is suitable for beginning shawl knitters and an unisex pattern suitable for both men and women.

Lazy Unicorn is a triangle shawl worked sideways on a mixed garter and stockinette stitch base featuring color blocking and some easy lace to keep things interesting.

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worked on a garter and brioche stitch base featuring color stripes and easy lace panels.

Probably the biggest shawl you’ve ever seen - using only three skeins of fingering weight yarn!

Heroic Unicorn is a stole worked from hem to hem on a stockinette stitch base featuring a reversible cable and lace stitch pattern, suitable for saving the childlike empress from disappearing into the nothing.

Rapture Unicorn is a crescent shawl shaped by increases on a stockinette stitch base featuring a fancy lace stitch pattern, suitable for riding your unicorn on a day full of rapturous adventures.

Baby Unicorn is a crescent shawl shaped by increases (without short rows!) on a mixed garter and stockinette stitch base featuring brioche knitting some easy lace to keep things interesting.

The River is a crescent shawl shaped by increases (no short rows) using a garter stitch base featuring eyelets. This pattern is suitable for beginning shawl knitters and an unisex pattern suitable for both men and women.

Grossraming is a triangle shawl featuring traditional stitch patterns from Austria and Bavaria. Usually, these stitch patterns are used for socks, stockings, sweaters and cardigans only - there is no old Austrian tradition in shawl knitting (so far, at least!).

Sing It Back is a crescent shawl shaped by increases using a stockinette stitch base featuring slipped stitches texture and crescent shaping without short rows.

Indulgent Pear is an asymmetrical triangle shawl worked bottom up featuring decreases towards a central spine (chevron) and some easy lace to keep things interesting.

Golden Triangle is a triangle worked sideways on a stockinette stitch base featuring an easy lace stitch pattern, perfectly suitable for wearing together with your favorite black outfit.

Plants don’t have cartilage tissue, but the lace stitch pattern resembles cartilage so perfectly I just couldn’t name this pattern differently.

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Attersee is a triangle shawl featuring traditional stitch patterns from Austria and Bavaria. Usually, these stitch patterns are used for socks, stockings, sweaters and cardigans only - there is no old Austrian tradition in shawl knitting (so far, at least!).

Northern Light is a triangle shawl worked top down with a center panel on a stockinette stitch base featuring a leaf lace stitch pattern and a lace edging worked sideways.

Waiting Room is a crescent shawl shaped by increases on a stockinette stitch base featuring an easy eight row lace stitch pattern. This pattern is suitable for beginning lace knitters and easy enough to make it the perfect knitting project for any waiting room.

Progress is a triangle shawl worked bottom up on stockinette stitch ground with lace panels framing both sides. This pattern is suitable for beginning lace knitters and easy enough to make it the perfect knitting project for any waiting room.

Generator is a crescent shawl shaped by increases using a garter stitch base featuring color details. This pattern is suitable for beginning lace knitters and easy enough to make it the perfect knitting project for any waiting room.

Kite Heaven is a half kite (asymmetrical triangle) shawl featuring an easy lace pattern and beaded knitting.

Along the Way is an asymmetrical triangle shawl worked bottom up on a garter and stockinette stitch base featuring decreases towards a central spine (chevron) and some easy lace to keep things interesting.

The Pretender is a triangle shawl worked sideways on a garter stitch base featuring a garter and a lace section. Due to its modular construction adjustments in size are easy to implement to make sure you won’t run out of yarn in the middle of your project.

A small beaded crescent shawl worked sideways. This is a charted pattern.

A small beaded crescent shawl worked sideways. This is a charted pattern.

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Afraid of Heights is a triangle shawl worked sideways on a garter stitch base playing with textures of different yarns. This pattern is suitable for beginning shawl knitters and easy enough to make it the perfect knitting project for any waiting room.

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This triangle shawl featuring garter stitch and a simple lace panel was created to celebrate 5000 members in our Facebook group Shawl Knitting.

This shawl is a special crescent construction using a combination of a half-circle and a winged triangle - no short rows of any kind are needed for this shawl.

Allium Fog is a star segment shawl worked flat, and in one piece. It features a little, easy to remember lace stitch pattern and can be worn without shawl pins.

This shawl is a special crescent construction using a combination of a half circle with additional wing shaping (similar to winged triangles).

This shawl was born on my way to the local swimming pool with my daughter. Shopping for sunscreen in a local drugstore we found a table full of cotton yarn on sale, and who could possibly resist pink cotton yarn just waiting to be picked up?

A bird of prey or predatory bird, also known as raptors, refers to several species of birds that hunt and feed on rodents and other small animals. The term raptor is derived from the Latin word rapere, meaning to seize or take by force. These birds are characterized by keen vision that allows them to detect their prey during flight and powerful...

The Indulgent Spirit is a crescent shawl shaped by increases (also known as Austrian crescent). Small borders and edging are attached (knitted on) after finishing the main shawl body.

Looking at all the gradient color shawls popping up all over the internet recently I wanted to create my own version. Browsing through my stash unveiled nothing usable but five leftover skeins of Katia Alpaca Andes, a DK weight Alpaca yarn.

Spring cleaning is a common thing in central Europe. As soon as the daffodils and tulips sprout out of the ground we start cleaning our houses and get ready for spring.

This shawl is constructed by knitting a vortex (cornucopia) shawl and its mirror image. The two pieces are joined during knitting the center panel. It features cables along the border, and a cabled center panel.

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Steel Teal is a triangle with additional wing shaping, similar to a Faroese shawl without shoulder shaping and winged triangle shawls.

Sage is a triangle shawl featuring various lace patterns of delicate beauty.

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Snow White’s DNA is a triangle shawl worked top down from center neck using a cabled variant of a garter tab cast on.

Bluegrass is a crescent shawl shaped without using short rows featuring an easy flower lace stitch pattern. The lace chart itself (the flower part) is only a few stitches repeat turning this project into easy TV knitting.

Cornucopia shawls and stitch patterns do match!

The cornucopia (from Latin cornu copiae) or horn of plenty is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers or nuts.

The cornucopia (from Latin cornu copiae) or horn of plenty is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers or nuts.

About this pattern

The most basic cuff-down sock pattern: if you want to start knitting top-down socks and flap heels, this one is for you.

The most basic toe-up sock pattern: if you want to start knitting toe-up socks and/or German short row heels, this one is for you.

My husband is tired of plain stockinette socks. He decided that in this beautiful alpine country which has a long and rich tradition of knitted socks and stockings he deserves socks with more pep. As I am the knitter in the family, I had to fulfil this wish. Promptly!

Neon Stripes is a triangle shawl worked from top down featuring striped color sections. It only uses knit, purl and yarn over stitches and is a great project for the beginning shawl knitter.

Adjustable Greenie is an adjustable stole worked from end to end. It features one simple, repetitive lace pattern worked on stockinette stitch background and patterned on only one side, with rest rows in between for easy TV knitting.

An s-shaped shawl? Yes!

Gradient Vortex is an airy lace vortex shawl patterned on a few right side rows only. The shawl is worked bottom up, the edging is knitted at the same time as the shawl body.

Stash busting? My pleasure!

Do you love crescent shawls but don’t like short rows? This shawl is the solution for your dilemma.

“When she transformed into a butterfly, the caterpillars spoke not of her beauty, but of her weirdness. They wanted her to change back into what she always had been.

Knit a shawl in just four hours with knit stitches only!

This socks are worked toe-up and feature a cable pattern which extends from the foot towards the leg. This is a charted pattern.

This socks are worked ttop-down and feature a cable pattern which extends from the foot towards the leg. This is a charted pattern.

These socks are knit toe-up with a short row heel featuring variants of a classical Alpine stitch pattern and little Aliens which extend down the leg and over the foot.

Donegal is a Faroese shawl worked top-down featuring knotwork cables and a reversible cable edging. This is a charted pattern.

This socks are worked cuff-down and feature an easy lace pattern which extends down the foot. The cuff and the heel are worked in reverse rib, the sole is worked in stockinette stitch. The heel is a Dutch heel.

Features

Update 2013-08-26: Das Muster gibt’s jetzt auch auf deutsch!

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This pattern is worked bottom-up and features little leaf lace motifs. It is adjustable in size - you can easily work this as a one-skein shawl pattern. It is suitable for beginning lace knitters.

Susanne is a beaded shawl worked from neck to hem featuring a Horseshoe center panel and Persian Lace on the side panels. A small round border is applied to the side panels during knitting, an edging is knitted on after the main body has been finished.

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Features

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A rectangular shawl / stole worked from center outwards featuring hexagonal lace motifs and beads. This is a charted pattern.

A circular shawl worked from center outwards featuring various lace motifs. This is s charted pattern suitable for beginning lace knitters.

A stole worked from hem to hem featuring my Alpine Fuchsia pattern. The border at the shorter sides of the shawl is knitted on after the shawl body is finished.

A stole worked in two halves from the center outwards featuring various lace motifs.

A triangle shawl worked from top down featuring various lace motifs. This is a charted pattern.

A triangle shawl worked from top down featuring various lace motifs. This is a charted pattern.

A Faroese shawl worked from top down feturing a lace pattern in the center and lower edging.

A square shawl featuring Orenburg motifs. The shawl is worked bottom-up for the main panel, the edge sts are picked up afterwards and the edging is worked in the round.

A Faroese shawl worked from top down featuring various lace motifs. The shawl can be worked in any heavy laceweight or light fingering yarn; when worked in laceweight, the shawl will become a little smaller.

All those little hearts!

This kneeheight socks are knit toe-up and feature a traditional Alpine stitch pattern called Fuchsienblüte (Fuchsia blossom) which extends down the leg. The calf is shaped like traditional Austrian stockings featuring little horseshoe elements (called Hufeisen in Austria).

This kneeheight socks are knit toe-up and feature a little lace hearts pattern which extends down the leg. The calf is shaped like traditional Austrian stockings featuring little horseshoe elements (called Hufeisen in Austria).

If it’s cold and snowy outside, this is the perfect project to cuddle with. This socks are knit toe-up and feature an icy lace pattern which extends down the foot, decorative calf shaping and an unique heel construction.

Spring is near! This socks are knit toe-up and feature an estonian blossom lace pattern which extends down the foot, decorative calf shaping and an unique heel construction.

This knee height socks are knit toe-up and feature a traditional Austrian lace and cables pattern which extends down the leg and a unique heel construction (the same which is used in my Salis Socks pattern, it has got no name yet). The calf shaping features leaves and flowers.

Joelle is a triangular shawl featuring traditional little Orenburg flowers. The shawl is started at the neck hem and knitted top-down. The edging is knitted on at the end.

A Faroese shawl featuring the life of a cherry tree: fall/winter trees starting the main panels, spring leaves in the center panel, summer leaves continuing the main panels and cherries in the edging. The shawl is started at the neck hem and knitted top-down.

A Faroese shawl featuring traditional European and Shetland lace motifs. The shawl is started at the neck hem and knitted top-down.

A rectangle stole worked in two halves from center outwards featuring Shetland Lace motifs. Lace is patterned on both sides. The stole is worked on garter st ground.

These socks are knit toe-up with a short row heel featuring textured tree stitch patterns which extend down the leg and over the foot. The cuff is worked in a 3x3 rib. The heel, bottom of the foot and the toes are worked in stockinette stitch.

These socks are knit top-down with a short row heel featuring a variant of a simple textured zigzag stitch pattern which extends down the leg and over the foot.

An Estonian triangular shawl featuring leave motifs and traditional stars with Nupps in the central back panel. The shawl is started at the neck hem and knitted top-down.

Short lace gloves perfect for any season.

An airy lace scarf featuring patterns remembering of gothic European churches and cathedrals. The scarf is worked in two halves from center outwards. The edging is knitted at the same time as the scarf body.

A seamless earflap hat featuring a little hearts pattern worked in the round. This hat is perfect for keeping your kid’s ears warm even in the coldest alpine mountain winter.

Jan 3, 2018: updated version available.

As Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with an early form of Alzheimer’s, the Ankh Morporks Knitting Guild group on Ravelry decided to knit an Afghan for Terry. You can have a look on all the squares people submitted at the Pratchgan 2008 group on Flickr. I did a square devoted to the Black Ribboners in honour of Otto Chriek, the Ankh Morpork Times’ ...