Garden Path Shawl
You can almost hear the bees buzzing from bloom to bloom as you knit Jojô Tricot’s Garden Path Shawl, each colored stripe like a row of flowers planted in a bed of simple garter beauty.
Paula Leme, the designer behind Jojô Tricot, begins this shawl with a garter-tab cast-on, using the simplest of details to create an easy-wearing, elegant piece. A slip-stitch edge keeps everything tidy, while basic increases shape the wide triangle.
She knit this stunner in our 100% organically grown Cotton Pure, whose multistrand structure makes for a strong and even yarn that knits into a lovely, smooth field of garter.
Pulling from Cotton Pure’s palette of over two dozen colors we’ve made six beautiful Garden Path Shawl Bundles, including this fresh Flowerbed palette.
So, whether you’re loving the season with summer yarns, or always on the look-out for some cotton charm, cast on and plant your own rows of color!
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Designed for Purl Soho by Paula Leme of Jojô Tricot. Originally from Brazil, Paula now lives with her family in New Mexico, where she finds inspiration from the beautiful landscape and culture of the Southwest. She learned to knit from her grandmother at eighteen and later returned to the craft when she moved to Michigan. Paula’s first designs were for her children, and now she shares her joy of knitting with patterns for grown-ups, too!
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Materials
Our Garden Path Shawl Bundle includes all the yarn you’ll need to make a Bandana (Shawl)…
- 4 (7) skeins of Purl Soho’s Cotton Pure, 100% organically grown cotton. Each skein is approximately 279 yards/ 100 grams.
- Main Color (MC): 1 (4) skein(s); approximately 270 (990) total yards required
- Contrast Color 1 (CC1): 1 skein; approximately 15 (70) total yards required
- Contrast Color 2 (CC2): 1 skein; approximately 25 (100) total yards required
- Contrast Color 3 (CC3): 1 skein; approximately 55 (235) total yards required
You will also need…
- US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles, any length, for cast on
- US 6 (4 mm), 32- or 60- inch circular needles, depending on size you are making
- Stitch markers
Choose from six stunning palettes (we used Flowerbed for our samples)…
TOP ROW
- WATERMELON: MC, Heirloom White; CC1, Teacup Pink; CC2, Shiso Green; CC3, Beach Rose
- FLOWERBED: MC, Alabaster Cream; CC 1, Lemon Mint; CC 2, Peach Peony; CC 3, Linden Green
MIDDLE ROW
- ALPINE BLOOM: MC, Gray Birch; CC1, Lavender Rose; CC2, Tomato Orange; CC3, Wild Lavender
- POPLAR: MC, Alabaster Cream; CC1, Gray Birch; CC2, Silver Quartz; CC3, Gray Shale
BOTTOM ROW
- SEA GLASS: MC, Warm Rock; CC1, Mineral Blue; CC2, Peacock Teal; CC3, Hemlock Green
- MARITIME: MC, Heirloom White; CC1, Coastal Blue; CC2, Waterdrop Blue; CC3, Blue Gale
GAUGE
20 stitches and 42 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch, on larger needles
SIZES
Bandana (Shawl)
- Finished Length of Wingspan: Approximately 36 (68) inches
- Finished Height from Cast-On Point to Middle of Bind-Off Edge: Approximately 17 (34) inches
Sample: We used the Flowerbed bundle to knit up the Shawl size.
NOTES
CHANGING COLORS
When changing colors in Stripe Sections, simply drop the color you just used in front, and pick up the new color from the back. Also, if the first stitch of a new color is a slip stitch, knit it instead. The combination of these two techniques creates the neatest edge!
SLIP STITCHES
Slip all slipped stitches knitwise with yarn in back.
PATTERN
GARTER TAB
With Main Color (MC) and smaller needles, cast on 3 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Knit 6 rows.
Next Row (right side): K3, place marker (pm), pick up and knit 3 stitches along left selvage, pm, pick up and knit 3 stitches along cast on edge. [9 total stitches]
Next Row (wrong side): Slip 1 (see Notes), k2, slip marker (sm), k1, pm, k1, pm k1, sm, k3.
Change to larger needles.
SOLID SECTION
Row 1 (Increase Row, right side): Slip 1, k2, sm, make 1 Left (m1L), knit to next marker, make 1 Right (m1R), sm, k1, sm, m1L, knit to next marker, m1R, sm, k3. [4 stitches increased]
Place a removable marker or piece of scrap yarn on previous row to indicate the right side.
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, knit to end of row, slipping markers as you come to them.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 ten more times. [53 total stitches]
STRIPES SECTION
Join Contrast Color 1 (CC1).
Stripe Row 1 (Increase Row, right side): With CC1, k3, sm, m1L, knit to next marker, m1R, sm, k1, sm, m1L, knit to marker, m1R, sm, k3. [4 stitches increased]
Stripe Row 2 (wrong side): With CC1, slip 1, knit to end of row, slipping markers as you come to them.
Stripe Row 3: With MC (see Changing Colors in the Notes section), repeat Stripe Row 1.
Stripe Row 4: With MC, repeat Stripe Row 2.
Repeat Stripe Rows 1–4 two more times. [77 total stitches]
With CC1, repeat Stripe Rows 1 and 2 one more time. [81 total stitches]
Cut CC1.
CONTINUE
With MC (and knitting the first stitch of first Row 1, see Notes), repeat Rows 1 and 2 of Solid Section 12 times. [129 total stitches]
Join Contrast Color 2 (CC2).
Using CC2 instead of CC1, repeat Stripes Section one time. [157 total stitches]
Cut CC2.
With MC (and knitting first stitch of first Row 1), repeat Rows 1 and 2 of Solid Section 12 times. [205 total stitches]
Join Contrast Color 3 (CC3).
Using CC3 instead of CC1, repeat Stripes Section one time, but if making Bandana, do not cut CC3. [233 total stitches]
BANDANA ONLY
Continue to Edge section, below.
SHAWL ONLY
Cut CC3.
With MC (and knitting first stitch of first Row 1), repeat Rows 1 and 2 of Solid Section 12 times. [281 total stitches]
Join CC1.
With CC1 and MC, repeat Stripes Section one time. [309 total stitches]
Cut CC1.
With MC (and knitting first stitch of first Row 1), repeat Rows 1 and 2 of Solid Section 12 times. [357 total stitches]
Join CC2.
Using CC2 instead of CC1, repeat Stripes Section one time. [385 total stitches]
Cut CC2.
With MC (and knitting first stitch of first Row 1), repeat Rows 1 and 2 of Solid Section 12 times. [433 total stitches]
Join CC3.
Using CC3 instead of CC1, repeat Stripes Section one time, but do not cut CC3. [461 total stitches]
Cut MC.
EDGE
Still with CC3…
Row 1 (right side): Slip 1, k2, sm, m1L, knit to next marker, m1R, sm, k1, sm, m1L, knit to next marker, m1R, sm, k3. [237 (465) total stitches]
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, knit to end of row, slipping markers as you come to them.
Row 3: Slip 1, k2, sm, m1L, knit to next marker, m1R, sm, k1, sm, m1L, knit to next marker, m1R, sm, k3. [4 stitches increased]
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 two more times, then repeat Row 2 one more time. [249 (477) total stitches]
Bind off loosely knitwise.
FINISHING
Weave in all ends, wet block as desired, and enjoy!
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Hello! Love this shawl…any recommendations for turning it into a baby balnket?
Hello,
I’m glad to hear that this pattern has caught your eye! The main design feature are the stripes within the garter stitch, so I’d recommend making a simple blanket all in garter stitch, following the pattern instructions of where to change each color. Another idea would be to make two shawls and seam them together along their longest sides. That would make a really cool stripy square effect!
All the best,
Lili
Thank you!! I just ordered two kits, will see what I can come up with!
Overprinting makes reading the pattern impossible! Would you please fix it?
Hi Anita,
I’m sorry to hear that you’re having trouble printing this pattern! I’d recommend using the print function on the webpage, rather than printing directly from your browser. Here’s how to do that: If you’re on your computer, you’ll find a “print” icon in the right column just below the “Save To Favorites” button. If you’re on a mobile version of the site, you will find the “print” icon below the pattern and above the comments.
Click on this button, and a window will pop up where you can delete whichever parts of the pattern you don’t want to print. When you hover over any image or a text block, it will be highlighted in yellow and a “trash” icon will appear. Just click on this icon to delete anything that’s not necessary to the pattern! For example, you may decide to shorten the pattern by omitting certain images or the list of materials. Then, just click on the “Print” button in the upper left-hand corner of the pop-up window!
I hope this helps, and please let me know if you have any other questions.
All the best,
Lili
I didn’t even notice there was a “print” function on the page. I’ve been writing out everything in a word doc then saving and printing when needed. Thank you for the information!!!
I love this shawl pattern. Here is my problem “garter tab” mine never turns our right. May I ask why use smaller needles for garter tab? I need help on this part so badly.
Hi Helen,
I’m sorry to hear that you’ve been having trouble with the garter tab cast-on! Can you let me know what in particular is causing the difficulties? If you can send a photo of your work to [email protected], we’d be happy to help troubleshoot from there as well!
We recommend using smaller needles since this type of cast-on can sometimes cause a slight lump in the center of the shawl. Using smaller needles decreases the size of the stitches in order to avoid that problem!
All the best,
Lili
“pick up and knit 3 stitches along left selvage, pm, pick up and knit 3 stitches along cast on edge. [9 total stitches]”
Good Morning – I’m stuck just as I’m about to begin. I’m reviewing the pattern and I cannot visualize and therefore cannot figure out how to execute these two increases. Before I start (and I’m itchy to start) could you provide some guidance.
Thanks so much.
Hi Maureen,
Thanks for reaching out. This part of the pattern is the garter tab cast-on, which sets you up so that you can knit the shawl from the center-point outwards! When you’re ready for Next Row (right side), you’ll have 3 stitches on your needles and 6 rows of knitting (3 garter ridges). You’ll then pick up 3 stitches (if this is daunting, I’d recommend taking a look at our tutorial) along the side edge of these rows (perpendicular to the garter ridges), and then 3 more along the cast-on edge (parallel to the garter ridges, and opposite the original live stitches).
I hope this helps you visualize this technique! Additionally, you can look up “garter tab cast-on” in your favorite search engine, if you want to see this in action. It’s a very common method of beginning this type of shawl, so I’m sure lots of videos will come up!
All the best,
Lili
Thank you Lili. I will check out the tutorial and search for some videos on this technique. I appreciate
your quick response.
Maureen
Hi,
I’d rather make this as a rectangular pashmina type shawl than a triangular shawl. Is that possible? If so, how much much yarn? And what size would it it would it be with amount of yarn you advise? Or do I need to order more yarn?
Thank you,
Ginny Baer
Hi Ginny,
You could absolutely make a rectangular version of this pattern! With the recommended yardage, the pattern has an area of 1152 inches squared. This could translate into a bunch of different rectangular dimensions! A few that might work as a shawl would be: 19 inches by 60.6 inches, 18 inches by 64 inches, or 17 inches by 67.8 inches. Let me know what you think of those options! If you’d like the shawl to be larger, then you would need more yarn, but I think these are very generous measurements.
All the best,
Lili
I love this pattern and the stripes. Do you think it’s adjustable to a worsted weight, say using the nine-note bundle? How would I adapt for that yarn set?
Hi Mary Kate,
Thank you for writing in! You could definitely adapt this pattern by adjusting your needle size and striping with offset colors in your nine-note bundle! We think that would look wonderful!
Happy knitting,
Gavriella
I’ve started this pattern twice with two different size needles. The result is that the shawl is still too Lacey for my liking. Do you have any suggestions? I’m currently using a size 4 needle.
Donna
Hi Donna,
Thank you for writing in! We always recommend knitting a gauge swatch to see if you are able to meet the same gauge as the pattern and to check if you are happy with the fabric. Since you have already tried out a couple needle sizes, I’d recommend going down a size and just knitting a small piece of fabric to see if it matches the one in the pattern. You will also want to be sure to block your swatch before measuring. Our handly gauge tutorial could also be of great help!
Warmly,
Gavriella
I am almost finished the bandana version of this pattern and have 3 skeins of the main color left. Have i done something wrong?
Also am thinking of making it slightly larger by adding a third section of CC3…thoughts?
Hi Therese,
Thank you for writing in! It sounds like you may have purchased the shawl size bundle which includes 4 skeins of the main color rather than 1. The bandana bundle includes 1 skein of each color so this could be why you have much more yarn left. In this case, you could definitely add additional sections for a bigger project! I hope this helps!
Happy knitting,
Gavriella
That was what I suspected. I love the yarn. Are there other patterns that you would suggest using the leftover.
The bandana looks great!
Oh that is a great question! You can find our full collection of patterns using Cotton Pure here: https://www.purlsoho.com/create/tag/purl-sohos-cotton-pure/ but it will also work wonderfully for any of sport weight project!