Bamboo Wedding Shawl | Purl Soho

My wedding was over ten years ago, and at the time it felt like a big, swirling blur. But now I can remember every single detail like it was yesterday, from my red sequined shoes to the strawberry cobbler.

With the gift of time, I’m going to offer some totally unsolicited advice. It is this: the absolute, very best way to make your day memorable is to infuse it with details that come from your heart, such as… a beautiful hand knit shawl!

Bamboo Wedding Shawl | Purl Soho

I truly believe that hand knit objects have power. As you or someone you love knits this Wedding Shawl, it will become steeped in the hopes and dreams of your big day. And as your wedding night cools down and you wrap your shawl around your shoulders, you will not only look drop dead gorgeous, but you will be reminded of those hopes and dreams, and you will take an important minute to thank your lucky stars!

Bamboo Wedding Shawl | Purl Soho

This Wedding Shawl gets its extraordinary drape and beautiful shine from Habu’s Bamboo 20/12. In pristine white, Habu’s Bamboo is a perfectly cool choice for spring nights. Knit up in a simple, geometric pattern called Flemish Block Lace, the result is an understated elegance that never goes out of style.

UPDATE: NOW IN BURNISH

April, 2020
Bamboo Wedding Shawl | Purl Soho

What better way to celebrate new beginnings than by taking a classic pattern and revisiting it in Burnish, our 100% rayon from bamboo yarn. With an updated gauge and selvage edge detail, our Wedding Shawl has it all – something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue!

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Whitney Van Nes.

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Materials

Bamboo Wedding Shawl | Purl Soho

  • 2 skeins of Habu’s Bamboo 20/12 or 2 skeins of Habu’s Dyed Bamboo. Approximately 1,440 yards required.
  • A US 3 (3.25 mm), 24-inch circular needle (You could use a set of long straight needles instead, but with the size and weight of the shawl I highly recommend circular needles!)

Gauge

28  stitches = 4 inches in lace pattern

Size

22 inches wide and 60½ inches long, unblocked

NOTE: There is enough yarn left over to make the shawl about 9 inches longer if you’d like!

Pattern

Begin

Cast on 153 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.

Preparations Rows: Knit 7 rows.

Row 1 and all other odd numbered rows: K5, purl to the last 5 stitches, k5.

Row 2: K7, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, repeat from * to last 6 stitches, k6.

Row 4: K6, *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, repeat from * to last 7 stitches, k7.

Row 6: K5, k2tog, yo, *k5, yo, slip1, k2tog, pass slipped stitch over, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last 6 stitches, k6.

Row 8: K7, *yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 6 stitches, k6.

Row 10: K8, *yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 5 stitches, k5.

Row 12: K9, *yo, ssk, k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k5, repeat from * to last 5 stitches (end the last repeat with a k4), k5.

Repeat Row 1-12 until the shawl measures 60 inches from the cast on edge.

Next Row: K5, purl to last 5 stitches, k5.

Knit 6 rows.

Bind off loosely in knit stitch and weave in the ends. For a very polished finish, gently block your shawl.