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Moonvine Shawl
Designed by Ksenia Naidyon, the Moonvine Shawl pattern is dotted with bobbles nestled among tendrils of lace, like a night-blooming vine ready to open its fragrant flowers to the stars. Knitting with two strands of our 100% cashmere Nigh Fine yarn makes a petal-soft fabric—airy and ephemeral, yet with the lasting beauty of a fine heirloom.
You knit this shawl from end to end, with increases and decreases worked along one side to shape a graceful, elongated triangle. The lace may look intricate, with its leafy shapes and trailing vines, but it’s built from a handful of simple stitches, with a pleasing rhythm that carries you along. A satisfying one-row bobble technique forms the dimensional little buds, which you can make with knitting needles or with a crochet hook, as Ksenia suggests. And with the option to follow either charts or fully written instructions throughout, you can settle into whichever method feels most natural.
A delicate tassel bursts from each tip like the first flowers to open, adding a little weight to the ends and helping your shawl stay in place.
Ksenia designed the Moonvine Shawl to make the exquisite beauty of Nigh Fine truly come alive. This slender fingering-weight yarn is made with the finest 100% Mongolian cashmere available, gossamer light with a glowing halo. Holding this 2-ply yarn double creates remarkable stitch definition, revealing each detail as if bathed in the light of a full moon.
Pick from Nigh Fine’s timeless palette, including classic Heirloom White and other colors that capture the pale glow and shadowy depths of a moonlit garden… Just two skeins make a glorious Moonvine Shawl!
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!
Designed for Purl Soho by Ksenia Naidyon, the talented designer behind Life Is Cozy, where she shares patterns for her beautiful hand knits, instructions for must-know stitch patterns, and reviews on needles, books, and notions… Everything we knitters love!
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Materials
- 2 skeins of Purl Soho’s Nigh Fine, 100% cashmere yarn. Each skein of this lace- to fingering-weight yarn is 448 yards/ 55 grams; approximately 896 yards required. We used the color Heirloom White.
- US 4 (3.5 mm), straight or 24-inch circular knitting needles
- Optional: US E (3.5 mm) crochet hook for bobbles
- Stitch marker
GAUGE
27 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch with yarn held double (see Notes)
28 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches in pattern stitch with yarn held double
SIZE
Finished Dimensions: approximately 11¾ inches at widest point x 72 inches long, not including Tassels
NOTES
YARN DOUBLED
You will hold two strands of yarn together throughout. We recommend winding your skeins into balls and pulling a strand from the outside of each one.
SLIP STITCHES
Slip all stitches purlwise with yarn in back (wyib).
MAKE 1 FORWARD LOOP (m1F)
Create a loop so that working end of yarn lies over tail end, and insert right needle into loop from back to front. Pull yarn to tighten loop on right needle, creating a new stitch. [1 stitch increased]
ONE-ROW BOBBLE (B)
One-Row Bobble: ([K1, yarn over] 3 times, k1) into next stitch, slip 7 stitches back to left needle, knit 7 together through the back loops.
If you are more comfortable using a crochet hook, here’s an easier way to make a One-Row Bobble…
Insert crochet hook into next stitch and [pull up a loop, yarn over] 3 times, then pull up one more loop so there are seven loops on the hook. Yarn over and draw yarn though all seven loops. Chain 1. Insert hook from back to front into stitch at base of bobble, yarn over, and pull through both loops, dropping stitch off left needle. Transfer final loop from crochet hook to right needle.
Ksenia has made an amazing video of how to work the crochet version of this technique (which she calls an Anchored Nupp). Follow along at https://www.instagram.com/p/CMXavnRHH66/!
PATTERN
With yarn held double (see Notes), cast on 4 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Set-Up Row (wrong side): P4.
Work Moonvine Pattern either from Written Instructions or Chart, both below.
MOONVINE PATTERN: WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS
INCREASE
Row 1 (right side): Slip 1 (see Notes), p1, slip 1, p1.
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, p1, k1, p1.
Row 3: Slip 1, make 1 forward loop (m1F, see Notes), p1, slip 1, p1. [5 stitches]
Row 4: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2.
Row 5: Slip 1, k1, p1, slip 1, p1.
Row 6: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2.
Row 7: Slip 1, m1F, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [6 stitches]
Row 8: Slip 1, p1, [k1, p1] 2 times.
Row 9: *Slip 1, p1, repeat from * to end of row.
Row 10: Slip 1, p1, [k1, p1] 2 times.
Row 11: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, m1F, p1, slip 1, p1. [7 stitches]
Row 12: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1.
Row 13: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, k1, p1, slip 1, p1.
Row 14: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1.
Row 15: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, m1F, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [8 stitches]
Row 16: Slip 1, p1, *k1, p1, repeat from * to end of row.
Row 17: *Slip 1, p1, repeat from * to end of row.
Row 18: Slip 1, p1, *k1, p1, repeat from * to end of row.
Row 19: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [9 stitches]
Row 20: Slip 1, [p1, k1] 2 times, p2, k1, p1.
Row 21: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 22: Slip 1, [p1, k1] 2 times, p2, k1, p1.
Row 23: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, m1F, [slip 1, p1] 3 times. [10 stitches]
Row 24: Slip 1, p1, *k1, p1, repeat from * to end of row.
Row 25: *Slip 1, p1, repeat from * to end of row.
Row 26: Slip 1, p1, *k1, p1, repeat from * to end of row.
Row 27: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, place marker (pm), m1F, [slip 1, p1] 3 times. [11 stitches]
Row 28 and all remaining wrong-side rows: Slip 1, [p1, k1] 2 times, purl to marker, slip marker (sm), [k1, p1] 2 times.
Row 29: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 31: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [12 stitches]
Row 33: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, yarn over (yo), slip, slip, knit (ssk), k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 35: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [13 stitches]
Row 37: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, knit 2 together (k2tog), m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 39: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [14 stitches]
Row 41: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k1, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 43: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [15 stitches]
Row 45: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k3, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 47: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, make a One-Row Bobble (B, see Notes), k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [16 stitches]
Row 49: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 51: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [17 stitches]
Row 53: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 55 (right side): [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k4, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [18 stitches]
Row 57: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k6, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 59: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k4, B, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [19 stitches]
Row 61: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 63: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [20 stitches]
Row 65: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 67: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [21 stitches]
Row 69: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 71: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [22 stitches]
Row 73: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 75: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, make 1 left (m1L), yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [23 stitches]
Row 77: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 79: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k5, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [24 stitches]
Row 81: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 83: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1L, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [25 stitches]
Row 85: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 87: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [26 stitches]
Row 89: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 91: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1L, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [27 stitches]
Row 93: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 95: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [28 stitches]
Row 97: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 99: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [29 stitches]
Row 101: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
NOTE: When working Rows 103-162 for the first time, you will work the repeated section of each row only once.
Row 103 (right side): [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, *yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 105: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, *k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 107: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, B, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 109: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k1, k2tog, k1, *k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, k1, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 111: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 113: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2tog, k2, yo, *k2tog, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 115: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k4, *yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 117: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k5, *k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 119: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k4, B, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 121: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k4, k2tog, k1, *k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, k1, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 123: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k3, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 125: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, *k2tog, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 127: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, *yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 129: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, *k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 131: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 133: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, *k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, k1, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 135: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1L, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 137: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, *k2tog, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 139: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k5, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, *yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 141: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, *k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 143: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1L, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 145: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, *k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, k1, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 147: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 149: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, *k2tog, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 151: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1L, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, *yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 153: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, *k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 155: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 157: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, *k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, k1, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 159: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, m1F, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch increased]
Row 161: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times, sm, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, *k2tog, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Repeat Rows 103–162 three more time(s), removing marker on final row. [89 stitches]
DECREASE
Row 1: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, place new marker here, purl 2 together (p2tog), yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, *yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 2 and all wrong-side rows: Slip 1, [p1, k1] 2 times, purl to 1 stitch before marker, k1, sm, p1, k1, p1.
Row 3: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, *k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 5: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 7: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k4, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, *k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, k1, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 9: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k4, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 11: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, *k2tog, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 13: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, m1F, k1, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, *yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 15: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, *k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 17: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 19: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, *k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, k1, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 21: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 23: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, *k2tog, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 25: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, *yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 27: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, *k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 29: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 31: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k6, k2tog, k1, *k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, k1, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 33: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k4, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 35: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, *k2tog, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 37: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, *yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 39: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, *k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 41: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k4, B, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 43: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k3, k2tog, k1, *k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, k1, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 45: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 47: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k2tog, k2, yo, *k2tog, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 49: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k3, *yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 51: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k3, *k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 53: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, B, *k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 55: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k2tog, k1, *k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, k1, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 57: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k2tog, *yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [1 stitch decreased]
Row 59: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k1, *k2tog, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, repeat from * to last 9 stitches, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Work Rows 1–60 three more times. [29 stitches remain]
NOTE: Each 60-row repeat subtracts 15 stitches. When working Rows 1–60 for the final time, you will work the repeated section of each row only once.
Row 61 (right side): Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [28 stitches remain]
Row 63: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 65: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k3, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [27 stitches remain]
Row 67: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k4, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 69: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k4, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [26 stitches remain]
Row 71: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k2, B, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 73: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, m1F, k1, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [25 stitches remain]
Row 75: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 77: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [24 stitches remain]
Row 79: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 81: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [23 stitches remain]
Row 83: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 85: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [22 stitches remain]
Row 87: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 89: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, B, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [21 stitches remain]
Row 91: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k6, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 93: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [20 stitches remain]
Row 95: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 97: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [19 stitches remain]
Row 99: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 101: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k4, B, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [18 stitches remain]
Row 103: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k3, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 105: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [17 stitches remain]
Row 107: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 109: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k3, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [16 stitches remain]
Row 111: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k4, yo, ssk, k1, p1, slip 1, p1, slip 1, p1.
Row 113 (right side): Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, B, k2, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [15 stitches remain]
Row 115: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k4, k2tog, m1F, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 117: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k2, k2tog, m1F, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [14 stitches remain]
Row 119: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k1, k2tog, m1F, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 121: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, yo, ssk, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [13 stitches remain]
Row 123: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 125: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, yo, ssk, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [12 stitches remain]
Row 127: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k3, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 129: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [11 stitches remain]
Row 131: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k2, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 133: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p2tog, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [10 stitches remain]
Row 135: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, sm, p1, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 137: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, remove marker, k2tog, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [9 stitches remain]
Row 138 (wrong side): Slip 1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1.
Row 139: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, k1, p1, [slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 140: Slip 1, [p1, k1] 2 times, p2, k1, p1.
Row 141: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, p2tog, [slip 1, p1] 2 times. [8 stitches remain]
Row 142: Slip 1, p1, [k1, p1] 3 times.
Row 143: [Slip 1, p1] 4 times.
Row 144: Slip 1, p1, [k1, p1] 3 times.
Row 145: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, k2tog, p1, slip 1, p1. [7 stitches remain]
Row 146: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1.
Row 147: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, k1, p1, slip 1, p1.
Row 148: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1.
Row 149: Slip 1, p1, slip 1, p2tog, slip 1, p1. [6 stitches remain]
Row 150: Slip 1, p1, [k1, p1] 2 times.
Row 151: [Slip 1, p1] 3 times.
Row 152: Slip 1, p1, [k1, p1] 2 times.
Row 153: Slip 1, k2tog, p1, slip 1, p1. [5 stitches remain]
Row 154: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2.
Row 155: Slip 1, k1, p1, slip 1, p1.
Row 156: Slip 1, p1, k1, p2.
Row 157: K2tog, p1, slip 1, p1. [4 stitches remain]
Row 158: Slip 1, p1, k1, p1.
Row 159: [Slip 1, p1] 2 times.
Row 160: Slip 1, p1, k1, p1.
With right side facing you, bind off all stitches knitwise.
MOONVINE PATTERN: CHART
NOTE: New to reading charts? Learn everything you need to know with our Reading A Chart Tutorial!
Starting in the bottom right corner of the Chart below, work right-side (odd number) rows from right to left and wrong-side (even number) rows from left to right.
Work Rows 1–54 of Increase Section 1 one time; work Rows 55–102 of Increase Section 2 one time; work Rows 103–162 of Increase Section 3 four times, removing marker on final row.
Next, placing marker on first row as indicated in Chart, work Rows 1–60 of Decrease Section 1 four times; work Rows 61–112 of Decrease Section 2 one time; and finally, work Rows 113–160 of Decrease Section 3 one time. With right side facing you, bind off all stitches knitwise.
KEY
INCREASE SECTION 1
INCREASE SECTION 2
INCREASE SECTION 3
DECREASE SECTION 1
DECREASE SECTION 2
DECREASE SECTION 3
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FINISHING
WEAVE IN ENDS + BLOCK
Weave in the ends, and gently wet block to finished dimensions.
MAKE TASSELS
NOTE: To ensure you have enough yarn to make Tassels the same size, wind your yarn into two equal balls first, weighing them to make sure they are the same. Use one ball for each Tassel!
Using a piece of cardboard that is 3 inches long by at least 4 inches wide, hold yarn double and wrap it 80 times the long way around the cardboard, or fewer times if desired. Visit our Tassel Tutorial to finish. Make an identical second Tassel and use the tails to attach each Tassel to the cast-on points of each Triangle.
Gently steam Tassels and enjoy your wrap!
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Very pretty.
I love this pattern but would like to knit a deeper , wider shawl so it was more of a wrap than a scarf … any suggestions?
Hi Allison!
Thanks so much for writing in with your question! I’m so glad the Moonvine Shawl caught your eye!
Sadly, its a bit beyond the resources I have available to modify this pattern in that way. I’ll be sure to pass your thoughts along to our team, though… thank you so much for sharing them! If you do choose to modify the pattern, we would love to see the result.
Please feel free to reach out with any other questions you might have!
Happy knitting!
Hills
Love the shape of this but can’t imagine doing the moonshine pattern. How, and with which yarn would you do a basic stitch keeping the knots and tassels?
Hi Cris!
Thanks so much for writing in with your question! I’m so glad the Moonvine Shawl grabbed your attention!
I’m not sure I fully understand your question… Please feel free to correct my understanding! Do you mean to say you’d like to knit a shawl in stockinette but keep the tassels and bobbles? Sadly, modifying the pattern in this way is a bit beyond the scope of my resources.
The bobbles are made following the “one-row bobble (B)” instructions under “notes.” The tassels are listed at the end of the pattern under “finishing.” For this pattern, we used Nigh Fine. You could substitute a lace-weight to fingering-weight of your choice, if you prefer! I’d suggest Line Weight or Quartz as an alternative.
I hope this helps! Please feel free to write in with any other questions you might have!
Happy knitting!
Hills
So beautiful! I am a novice knitter and I’m not sure I’m up to the commitment to Cashmere. Of the suggested substitutions, would Quartz or Line Weight be the better alternative? Also, if I use the alternative yarn, would I still use 2 strands together?
Hi Sue!
Thanks so much for writing in with your question! I’m so glad the Moonvine Shawl caught your eye! And welcome to the craft, we’re so happy you’re here!
These are both great substitution options, I would probably go for Quartz myself as it offers a slight alpaca halo, similar to the cashmere. But both would be great! You will need to hold the yarn held double regardless of the yarn chosen, yes. Great question! I would always recommend knitting (and blocking) a gauge swatch to check you’re achieving gauge and that you like the look and feel of the resulting fabric.
I hope this helps! Please feel free to reach out with any other questions you might have!
Happy knitting!
Hills
Thank you so much!
Wow! This is lovely. This is definitely going on my to do😃
Hi there! I’m wanting to make this gorgeous scarf using Quartz instead of Nigh Fine, but it looks like 2 skeins will come up about 75-80 yards short. Really? Is the estimate of yardage generous, or do I really need to buy 3 skeins of Quartz to make it? Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Hi Denise!
Thanks so much for reaching out with your question. I’m so glad the Moonvine Shawl caught your attention!
There are 420 yards in a skein of Quartz and 448 yards in Nigh Fine. You’re right! You would come up about 80 yards short.
I would suggest picking up 3 skeins just to be safe. I’d recommend waiting to wind the last skein…we’d be happy to accept a return on that last skein if you end up not needing it. You can send us an email at [email protected] and we’d be happy to help out with that!
I hope this helps! Please feel free to reach out with any other questions you might have!
Happy knitting!
Hills
Could I use a light worsted in lieu of holding 2 fingering weight yarns together? Do you think it would drape well? Thank you.
Hello Joan,
Thank you so much for reaching out! I’m so glad the Moonvine Shawl piqued your interest, and I’m happy to help!
If you would like to use a light worsted/ dk-weight yarn rather than two fingering weight yarns held together, I would suggest picking a light worsted with cashmere to maintain the lovely drape you’re after. Please note, the two fingering weight cashmere strands held together also provides a little more elasticity to the yarn. For a light worsted or DK cashmere, I would suggest Nigh Dk or Cashmere Merino Bloom.
I would always recommend knitting (and washing/blocking) a gauge swatch to see if you achieve gauge and like the look and feel of the finished fabric.
I hope that helps! Please feel free to reach out with any other questions you might have!
Happy knitting!
Hills