The Sweetheart Shawl is a captivating triangular lace design that exudes elegance and charm. Featuring a dainty heart lace stitch pattern across the main body and a delicately knitted lace border, this shawl is the perfect way to elevate any outfit.
Worked in a radiant ruby hue, it’s ideal for a romantic date night or adding a touch of sophistication to your wardrobe. Lightweight and versatile, the Sweetheart Shawl is a timeless piece that blends intricate details with effortless wearability, making it as enjoyable to knit as it is to wear.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: 65 inches wide at top (tip to tip) and 35 inches long
Gauge: 14 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in Sweetheart lace pattern; relaxed after blocking
Materials
Yarn: Cascade Yarns 220 (100% peruvian highland wool; 273 yards [250 meters]/50 grams): Ruby (3 hanks)
Needles: US size 6 (4.0 mm) circular needles
Notions: Blocking material (Blocking mat, rust-proof T-pins, blocking wires, etc.)
Abbreviations
K1-b: Knit one stitch through back loop.
P2tog-b: Purl two stitches together through back loop.
S1k1psso: Slip one stitch, knit next stitch, pass the slipped stitch over knit stitch.
S1K2TOGPSSO: Slip one stitch, knit next two stitches together, pass the slipped stitch over.
Pattern Notes
Shawl Design
This pattern is worked from the bottom up with a knitted on border.
The main body is worked first and then the knitted on border is attached on two sides of the triangle.
The shawl begins at the bottom by casting on three stitches. Heart lace pattern is worked back and forth to form the main body. Triangle shape is achieved through one increase on each side of the right side rows via yarn overs. Once the desired height of the shawl is reached by working multiple repeats of lace pattern, all the stitches are bound off. Knitted on border is worked next and attached to the two sides of the triangle. This shawl needs to be blocked well to bring out the lace pattern.
Please note that the shawl size can be changed by working more or less repeats of lace pattern in main body. Number of lace edge pattern repeats will change accordingly.
Chart Notes
Please note that the charts do not show wrong side rows. Even numbered rows are wrong side rows and are always worked as – K1, purl till last stitch, k1.
The right side rows shown in chart are to be read from right to left.
For row 37 to 59, stitches inside the red block form the repeat section.
Shawl Construction
Cast on 3 stitches and work the setup rows from 1 to 35.
Continue to work row 37 to 59. Repeat rows 37 to 59 a total of 7 times.
Bind off all the stitches loosely.
To work on the border next, cast on 7 stitches using knitted cast on. Purl one row, then continue to work row 1 of lace edge pattern. Work row 1 to row 8 of lace edge a total of 54 times. Bind off loosely. Attach the border to two sides of the shawl.
Block well and weave in ends.
Pattern
Setup Rows
Row 1: (RS) K1, (yo, k1) twice.
Row 2: (WS and all other wrong side rows.) K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 3: K1, yo, k1, yo, s1k1psso, yo, k1.
Row 5: K1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, s1k1psso, yo, k1.
Row 7: K1, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, s1k1psso, yo, k1.
Row 9: K1, yo, k3, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k3, yo, k1.
Row 11: K1, yo, k11, yo, k1.
Row 13: K1, yo, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k2, yo, s1k1psso, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k1, yo, k1.
Row 15: K1, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, s1k1psso, k5, yo, k1.
Row 17: K1, yo, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, s1k1psso, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k1, yo, k1.
Row 19: K1, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, s1k1psso, k5, yo, k1.
Row 21: K1, yo, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, s1k1psso, k2, yo, s1k1psso, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k1, yo, k1.
Row 23: K1, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, s1k1psso, k2, yo, s1k1psso, k5, yo, k1.
Row 25: K1, yo, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, s1k1psso, k2, yo, s1k1psso, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k1, yo, k1.
Row 27: K1, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k5, yo, s1k1psso, k5, yo, k1.
Row 29: K1, yo, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k21, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k1, yo, k1.
Row 31: K1, yo, k7, yo, s1k1psso, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, s1k1psso, k4, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, k1.
Row 33: K1, yo, (k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo) twice, k1, yo, s1k1psso, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, s1k1psso, k2, k2tog, yo, (k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo) twice, k1, yo, k1.
Row 35: K1, yo, k11, yo, s1k1psso, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, s1k1psso, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, k1.
Sweetheart Lace Repeat Rows
Please note the section between {} forms the repeat section. Work this section once for the first repeat, two times for the second repeat of rows, three time for third repeat of rows, so on and so forth. That is why this section is marked as {} x 1 times. The number of times this section is worked increases by one for each repeat of these rows.
Row 37 (RS): (K1, yo) twice, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k2, {yo, s1k1psso, (k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo) x 5 times, k2} x 1 times, yo, s1k1psso, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, (yo, k1) twice.
Row 38: (WS and all other wrong side rows.) K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 39: K1, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, {k1, yo, s1k1psso, k19, k2tog, yo} x 1 times, k1, yo, s1k1psso, k5, yo, k1.
Row 41: (K1, yo) twice, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, {k2, yo, s1k1psso, (k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo) x 4 times, k1, k2tog, yo, k1} x 1 times, k2, yo, s1k1psso, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, (yo, k1) twice.
Row 43: K1, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k2, {k3, yo, s1k1psso, k15, k2tog, yo, k2} x 1 times, k3, yo, s1k1psso, k5, yo, k1.
Row 45: (K1, yo) twice, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, {yo, s1k1psso, k2, yo, s1k1psso, (k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo) x 3 times, k1, k2tog, yo, k3} x 1 times, yo, s1k1psso, k2, yo, s1k1psso, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, (yo, k1) twice.
Row 47: K1, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, {k1, yo, s1k1psso, k2, yo, s1k1psso, k11, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo} 1 time, k1, yo, s1k1psso, k2, yo, s1k1psso, k5, yo, k1.
Row 49: (K1, yo) twice, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, {(k2, yo, s1k1psso) twice, (k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo) twice, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k1} x 1 times, (k2, yo, s1k1psso) twice, k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, (yo, k1) twice.
Row 51: K1, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, {s1k2togpsso, yo, k5, yo, s1k1psso, k7, k2tog, yo, k5, yo} x 1 times, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k5, yo, s1k1psso, k5, yo, k1.
Row 53: (K1, yo) twice, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k10, {k11, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo, k10} 1 time, k11, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, (yo, k1) twice.
Row 55: K1, yo, k7, yo, s1k1psso, k4, k2tog, yo, {k1, yo, s1k1psso, k4, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, s1k1psso, k4, k2tog, yo} x 1 times, k1, yo, s1k1psso, k4, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, k1.
Row 57: K1, yo, (k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo) twice, k1, yo, s1k1psso, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, {k2, yo, s1k1psso, k2, k2tog, yo, (k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo) twice, k1, yo, s1k1psso, k2, k2tog, yo, k1} x 1 times, k2, yo, s1k1psso, k2, k2tog, yo, (k1, yo, S1K2TOGPSSO, yo) twice, k1, yo, k1.
Row 59: K1, yo, k11, yo, s1kpsso, k2tog, yo, k2, {k3, yo, s1k1psso, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, s1k1psso, k2tog, yo, k2} x 1 times, k3, yo, s1k1psso, k2tog, yo, k11, yo, k1.
Lace Edge
Please note the double yarn overs are treated as (k1, k1-b) on the next row.
Row 1: K1, k2tog, yo, k4.
Row 2: P2, (yo) twice, p2tog, yo, p3.
Row 3: K1, k2tog, yo, k3, k1-b, k2.
Row 4: P4, p2tog, yo, p3.
Row 5: K1, k2tog, yo, k6.
Row 6: P2, (yo) twice, p2tog-b, (yo) twice, p2tog, yo, p3.
Row 7: K1, k2tog, yo, k3, (k1-b, k2) twice.
Row 8: Bind off 5 stitches, p1, p2tog, yo, p3.