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Hickory Shawl
An absorbing knit that will delight you from root to branch, our Hickory Shawl pattern is traced all over with a bark-like texture of zig-zagging grooves and ridges, every stitch etched with striking clarity thanks to Plein Air’s exceptional stitch definition.
You knit the Hickory Shawl from tip to tip, working through four different chevron-based stitch patterns built entirely from knits and purls. With charts as well as written instructions, you can follow whichever path you prefer. Each stitch pattern appears twice, with an intentionally asymmetric layout for an organic, freeform grace. The finished Shawl lays remarkably flat, its fabric soft and supple but rooted.
A mix of 67% merino wool and 33% organically grown cotton, Plein Air has the smooth, velvety touch of finely sanded heartwood, combined with a tidy spin and gentle elasticity to hold texture beautifully, rendering every nook and cranny in sharp relief. It’s the kind of yarn that makes you slow down just to admire your stitches, and its robust DK weight is not too thick and not too thin—comfortable to wear whether leaves are falling or budding!
Each of Plein Air’s colors, including this rich Elk Brown, has a gorgeous heathered quality that comes from the slight difference in how the merino wool and cotton absorb dye. That depth of color adds movement and dimensionality to the natural highlights and shadows across the textured stitch patterns—like sunlight catching on bark.
Pick up three skeins of Plein Air in your favorite nature-inspired color and cast on for your Hickory Shawl, a deeply satisfying knit with an inviting, woodsy warmth.
Yarn lovers, if you adore the yarn used in this project, you’ll love exploring all of our other yarn collections! Discover over 55 thoughtfully designed yarns in nearly every natural fiber and in every spectacular color you can imagine. Only available here at Purl Soho’s online yarn store, where every skein is created with care and your creativity in mind!
Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Hiromi Glover. See even more of Hiromi’s work on her Instagram!
Story written by Andrea Lotz for Purl Soho.
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Materials
- 3 skeins of Purl Soho’s Plein Air, 67% merino wool and 33% organically grown cotton. Each skein of this light worsted/DK-weight yarn is 218 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 654 total yards required. We used the color Elk Brown.
- US 6 (4 mm), 24-inch circular knitting needles
- A stitch marker
NOTE: We used every last yard for our shawl! To avoid running short, be sure to check your gauge, reuse your swatch yarn, and keep tails short. Or, consider ordering an extra skein just to be sure. If you don’t end up needing it, you can return unwound yarn for a refund within 30 days of purchase, or within 6 months, for store credit. Our Return Policy has all the details!
GAUGE
19½ stitches and 31½ rows = 4 inches in Diagonal Chevron Zig Zag Increase Pattern
NOTE: For gauge swatching, we recommend following Section A of the pattern for several inches, then putting your stitches on scrap yarn or stitch holders to block and measure the piece (don’t cut the yarn to avoid extra ends to weave in).
SIZE
Finished Dimensions: 25½ inches wide x 61 inches long
NOTE
SLIP STITCHES
Slip all stitches purlwise with yarn in front.
PATTERN
Cast on 4 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Set-Up Row (wrong side): Slip 1 (see Note), p2, slip 1.
Work Chevron Pattern either from Written Instructions or Charts, both below.
CHEVRON PATTERN: WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION A: DIAGONAL CHEVRON ZIG ZAG INCREASE
Row 1 (right side): K2, make 1 left (m1L), k2. [5 stitches]
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, p3, slip 1.
Row 3: K3, m1L, k2. [6 stitches]
Row 4: Slip 1, p4, slip 1.
Row 5: K3, p1, m1L, k2. [7 stitches]
Row 6: Slip 1, p2, k1, p2, slip 1.
Row 7: K5, m1L, k2. [8 stitches]
Row 8: Slip 1, p6, slip 1.
Row 9: K2, p4, m1L, k2. [9 stitches]
Row 10: Slip 1, p2, k4, p1, slip 1.
Row 11: K5, p1, k1, m1L, k2. [10 stitches]
Row 12: Slip 1, p3, k1, p4, slip 1.
Row 13: K2, p2, [k1, p1] 2 times, m1L, k2. [11 stitches]
Row 14: Slip 1, p2, [k1, p1] 2 times, k2, p1, slip 1.
Row 15: K3, p1, k1, p1, k3, m1L, k2. [12 stitches]
Row 16: Slip 1, p5, k1, p1, k1, p2, slip 1.
NOTE: When working Rows 17–32 for the first time, you will only work the repeated section once.
Row 17 (right side): K2, *k1, p1, k1, p5, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, place marker (pm), m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 18 (wrong side): Slip 1, p2, slip marker (sm), *k5, p1, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 19: K2, *k1, p1, k5, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 20: Slip 1, p3, sm, *k1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 21: K2, *k1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, p1, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 22: Slip 1, p2, k1, p1, sm, *k1, p1, k5, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 23: K2, *k5, p1, k1, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k3, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 24: Slip 1, p5, sm, *k1, p1, k1, p5, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 25: K2, *p4, [k1, p1] 2 times, repeat from * to marker, sm, p4, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 26: Slip 1, p2, k4, sm, *[k1, p1] 2 times, k4, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 27: K2, *k3, p1, k1, p1, k2, repeat from * to marker, sm, k3, p1, k1, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 28: Slip 1, p3, k1, p3, sm, *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 29: K2, *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from * to marker, sm, p2, [k1, p1] 2 times, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 30: Slip 1, p2, [k1, p1] 2 times, k2, sm, *k3, p1, k1, p1, k2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 31: K2, *[k1, p1] 2 times, k4, repeat from * to marker, sm, [k1, p1] 2 times, k3, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 32: Slip 1, p5, [k1, p1] 2 times, remove marker, *p4, [k1, p1] 2 times, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Repeat Rows 17–32 four more times. [52 stitches]
SECTION B: CHEVRON SEED INCREASE
Row 1 (right side): K2, *p1, k3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, pm, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, p2, sm, *k1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 3: K2, *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 4: Slip 1, p3, sm, *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 5: K2, *p1, k3, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k1, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 6: Slip 1, p2, k1, p1, sm, *k1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 7: K2, *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2, p1, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 8: Slip 1, p5, sm, *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 9: K2, *p1, k3, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k3, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 10: Slip 1, p4, k1, p1, sm, *k1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 11: K2, *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2, p1, k2, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 12: Slip 1, p3, k1, p3, sm, *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 13: K2, *p1, k3, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k3, p1, k1, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 14: Slip 1, p6, k1, p1, sm, *k1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 15: K2, *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2, p1, k3, p1, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 16: Slip 1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p3, remove marker, *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Repeat Rows 1–16 three more times. [84 stitches]
SECTION C: CHEVRON RIB INCREASE
Row 1 (right side): K2, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, pm, m1L, k2. [85 stitches]
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, p2, sm, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 3: K2, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, m1L, k2. [86 stitches]
Row 4: Slip 1, p3, sm, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 5: K2, *p2, k2, repeat from * to marker, sm, p2, m1L, k2. [87 stitches]
Row 6: Slip 1, p2, k2, sm, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 7: K2, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k2, m1L, k2. [88 stitches]
Row 8: Slip 1, p4, k1, sm, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 9: K2, *k2, p2, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2, p2, m1L, k2. [89 stitches]
Row 10: Slip 1, p2, k2, p2, sm, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 11: K2, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, p2, k2, m1L, k2. [90 stitches]
Row 12: Slip 1, p4, k2, p1, sm, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 13: K2, *p2, k2, repeat from * to marker, sm, p2, k2, p2, m1L, k2. [91 stitches]
Row 14: Slip 1, [p2, k2] 2 times, sm, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 15: K2, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k2, p2, k2, m1L, k2. [92 stitches]
Row 16: Slip 1, p4, k2, p2, k1, sm, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 17: K2, *k2, p2, repeat from * to marker, sm, [k2, p2] 2 times, m1L, k2. [93 stitches increased]
Row 18: Slip 1, [p2, k2] 2 times, p2, sm, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 19: K2, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, m1L, k2. [94 stitches]
Row 20: Slip 1, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, sm, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 21: K2, *p2, k2, repeat from * to marker, sm, [p2, k2] 2 times, p2, m1L, k2. [95 stitches]
Row 22: Slip 1, [p2, k2] 3 times, sm, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 23: K2, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, m1L, k2. [96 stitches]
Row 24: Slip 1, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, sm, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 25: K2, *k2, p2, repeat from * to marker, sm, [k2, p2] 3 times, m1L, k2. [97 stitches]
Row 26: Slip 1, [p2, k2] 3 times, p2, sm, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 27: K2, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, m1L, k2. [98 stitches]
Row 28: Slip 1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, sm, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 29: K2, *p2, k2, repeat from * to marker, sm, [p2, k2] 3 times, p2, m1L, k2. [99 stitches]
Row 30: Slip 1, [p2, k2] 4 times, sm, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 31: K2, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, m1L, k2. [100 stitches]
Row 32: Slip 1, [p2, k2] 2 times, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, remove marker, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
SECTION D: GARTER CHEVRON INCREASE
NOTE: On wrong-side rows, slip marker as you come to it where applicable.
Row 1 (right side): K2, *k3, p3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, pm, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 2 (and all wrong-side rows): Slip 1, purl to last stitch, slip 1.
Row 3: K2, *p1, k3, p2, repeat from * to marker, p1, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 5: K2, *p2, k3, p1, repeat from * to marker, p2, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 7: K2, *p3, k3, repeat from * to marker, p3, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 9: K2, *p2, k3, p1, repeat from * marker, p2, k2, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Row 11: K2, *p1, k3, p2, repeat from * to marker, remove marker, p1, k3, p1, m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]
Repeat Rows 1–12 three more times. [124 stitches]
SECTION E: DIAGONAL CHEVRON ZIG ZAG DECREASE
Row 1 (right side): K2, *k1, p1, k1, p5, repeat from * to last 10 stitches, pm, k1, p1, k1, p4, knit 2 together (k2tog), k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, p1, k4, p1, k1, p1, sm, *k5, p1, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 3: K2, *k1, p1, k5, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, p1, k4, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 4: Slip 1, p5, k1, p1, sm, *k1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 5: K2, *k1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, p4, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 6: Slip 1, p1, k4, p1, sm, *k1, p1, k5, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 7: K2, *k5, p1, k1, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k4, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 8: Slip 1, p5, sm, *k1, p1, k1, p5, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 9: K2, *p4, [k1, p1] 2 times, repeat from * to marker, sm, p3, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 10: Slip 1, p1, k3, sm, *[k1, p1] 2 times, k4, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 11: K2, *k3, p1, k1, p1, k2, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 12: Slip 1, p3, sm, *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 13: K2, *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 14: Slip 1, p1, k1, sm, *k3, p1, k1, p1, k2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 15: K2, *[k1, p1] 2 times, k4, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 16: Slip 1, p1, remove marker, *p4, [k1, p1] 2 times, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Repeat Rows 1–16 two more times. [100 stitches remain]
SECTION F: CHEVRON SEED DECREASE
Row 1 (right side): K2, *p1, k3, repeat from * to last 10 stitches, pm, p1, k3, p1, k2, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, p6, k1, p1, sm, *k1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 3: K2, *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2, p1, k3, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 4: Slip 1, [p1, k1] 2 times, p3, sm, *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 5: K2, *p1, k3, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k3, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 6: Slip 1, p4, k1, p1, sm, *k1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 7: K2, *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2, p1, k1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 8: Slip 1, p1, k1, p3, sm, *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 9: K2, *p1, k3, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k2, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 10: Slip 1, p2, k1, p1, sm, *k1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 11: K2, *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 12: Slip 1, p3, sm, *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 13: K2, *p1, k3, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 14: Slip 1, p2, sm, *k1, p5, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 15: K2, *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 16: Slip 1, p1, remove marker, *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Repeat Rows 1–16 one more time. [84 stitches remain]
SECTION G: CHEVRON RIB DECREASE
Row 1 (right side): K2, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 18 stitches, pm, [k2, p2] 3 times, k2, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, p1, k1, p2, [k2, p2] 3 times, sm, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 3: K2, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 4: Slip 1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, sm, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 5: K2, *p2, k2, repeat from * to marker, sm, [p2, k2] 3 times, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 6: Slip 1, p1, k1, [p2, k2] 3 times, sm, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 7: K2, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 8: Slip 1, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, sm, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 9: K2, *k2, p2, repeat from * to marker, sm, [k2, p2] 2 times, k2, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 10: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2, [k2, p2] 2 times, sm, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 11: K2, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 12: Slip 1, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, sm, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 13: K2, *p2, k2, repeat from * to marker, sm, [p2, k2] 2 times, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 14: Slip 1, p1, k1, [p2, k2] 2 times, sm, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 15: K2, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 16: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, sm, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 17: K2, *k2, p2, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2, p2, k2, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 18: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, sm, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 19: K2, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, p2, k2, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 20: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p1, sm, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 21: K2, *p2, k2, repeat from * to marker, sm, p2, k2, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 22: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2, k2, sm, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 23: K2, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k2, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 24: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2, k1, sm, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 25: K2, *k2, p2, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 26: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2, sm, *k2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 27: K2, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k1, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 28: Slip 1, p1, k1, p1, sm, *k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 29: K2, *p2, k2, repeat from * to marker, sm, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 30: Slip 1, p1, k1, sm, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Row 31: K2, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to marker, sm, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 32: Slip 1, p1, remove marker, *p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, slip 1.
Repeat Rows 1-32 one more time. [52 stitches remain]
SECTION H: GARTER CHEVRON STITCH DECREASE
NOTE: On wrong-side rows, slip marker as you come to it where applicable.
Row 1 (right side): K2, *k3, p3, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, pm, k3, p2, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 2 (and all wrong-side rows): Slip 1, purl to last stitch, slip 1.
Row 3: K2, *p1, k3, p2, repeat from * to marker, p1, k3, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 5: K2, *p2, k3, p1, repeat from * to marker, p2, k1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 7: K2, *p3, k3, repeat from * to marker, p2, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 9: K2, *p2, k3, p1, repeat from * marker, p1, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 11: K2, *p1, k3, p2, repeat from * to marker, remove marker, k2tog, k1. [1 stitch decreased]
Repeat Rows 1–12 six more times. [10 stitches remain]
Row 13: K5, p2, k2tog, k1. [9 stitches remain]
Row 15: K2, p1, k3, k2tog, k1. [8 stitches remain]
Row 17: K2, p2, k1, k2tog, k1. [7 stitches remain]
Row 19: K2, p2, k2tog, k1. [6 stitches remain]
Row 21: K2, p1, k2tog, k1. [5 stitches remain]
Row 23: K2, k2tog, k1. [4 stitches remain]
Row 24: Slip 1, purl to last stitch, slip 1.
Go to the Finishing section below.
CHEVRON STUDY PATTERN: CHARTS
NOTE: New to reading charts? Learn how with our Reading a Chart Tutorial.
Starting in the bottom right corner of the Charts below, work right-side (odd number) rows from right to left and wrong-side (even number) rows from left to right.
For Section A, following the Diagonal Chevron Zig Zag Increase chart, work Rows 1–32 one time, then repeat Rows 17–32 four more times.
For Section B, following the Chevron Seed Increase chart, work Rows 1–16 four times.
For Section C, following the Chevron Rib Increase chart, work Rows 1–32 one time.
For Section D, following the Garter Chevron Increase chart, work Rows 1–12 four times.
For Section E, following the Diagonal Chevron Zig Zag Decrease chart, work Rows 1–16 three times.
For Section F, following the Chevron Seed Decrease chart, work Rows 1–16 two times.
For Section G, following the Chevron Rib Decrease chart, work Rows 1–32 two times.
For Section H, following the Garter Chevron Decrease chart, work Rows 1–12 seven times, then work Rows 13–24 one time.
Once complete, go on to the Finishing section below.
KEY
SECTION A: DIAGONAL CHEVRON ZIG ZAG INCREASE
SECTION B: CHEVRON SEED INCREASE
SECTION C: CHEVRON RIB INCREASE
SECTION D: GARTER CHEVRON INCREASE
SECTION E: DIAGONAL CHEVRON ZIG ZAG DECREASE
SECTION F: CHEVRON SEED DECREASE
SECTION G: CHEVRON RIB DECREASE
SECTION H: GARTER CHEVRON DECREASE
Update, 3/25/26: We accidentally uploaded the Section H chart with a few wrong symbols in it. The chart below has been corrected!
NOTE: Want to see it bigger? Download these charts (and key) as a PDF!
FINISHING
With right side facing you, bind off remaining stitches knitwise.
Weave in the ends and gently wet block, using blocking pins as needed.
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Confused.
Only use repeated sections once
Don’t repeat at all?
Repeat each repeated section once?
There are repeats in most lines from 17-32.
???
Then do we actually repeat 17-32 four times?
Not totally clear. Please help. Thanks
Hi Anna!
Thanks so much for writing in with your question! I can see how this could be a bit tricky, and I’m happy to help clear up some confusion! You’re doing great so far!
This can be explained a little bit like a nesting doll… There’s a repeat within a repeat here, which I think may be contributing to some confusion. There’s a row repeat of Rows 17-32, but there’s also a stitch repeat within each row. For Rows 17- 32 the stitch pattern repeats are within asterisks.
An example:
Row 17 (right side): K2, *k1, p1, k1, p5, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, place marker (pm), m1L, k2. [1 stitch increased]. The *k1,p1,k1,p5* is the pattern repeat for Row 17.
When we write, “NOTE: When working Rows 17–32 for the first time, you will only work the repeated section once,” what we mean is that the repeat within those asterisks will only be repeated once for the first go-through of Rows 17-32. This is because the shawl is still too small to have multiple repeats across the rows. As you repeat rows 17-32 more, you’ll also find you repeat the stitch pattern more because the stitch count has increased.
I so hope this helps! Please feel free to reach out with any other questions you might have!
Happy knitting!
Hills
Please can you do a video recording of what you explain above
Hi Feyisola!
Thanks so much for writing in with your question! I’m so glad you’re interested in the Hickory Shawl!
I would love to direct you towards a tutorial, is there a specific skill you’re looking to master? We have tutorials for reading charts, which might be helpful for pattern. If you would like to schedule a 1-on-1 Help Session, we’d be happy to help you work through any concerns you might have!
Happy knitting!
Hills
‘Love this pattern. I think you have a mistake on Chart H. There are two slip stitches in row 2 and 4 of the repeat. But the written copy says to purl the whole row with only a slip at the beginning and the end.
Hi Jan!
Thank you so much for reaching out! I’m really glad to hear you love the Hickory Shawl so far, and thank you so much for letting us know about the chart and written instruction discrepancy!
We’ve gone ahead and updated the chart and we’re so grateful for you bringing this to our attention. I hope you continue to enjoy the project!
Happy knitting!
Hills