Postage Stamp Shawl
knitting pattern

This super-cozy triangle wrap in two sizes (petite/tall) features a throwback texture borrowed from old-fashioned “postage stamp” quilt patterns—with tidy alternating blocks worked in rich garter stitch and stockinette, then zipped together with a cute cable. The wrap is worked side to side, starting at the wide end; the stitch count diminishes with every right side row. The motif is incredibly simple to work, with wrong side rows all in purl stitch—just the project you’ll want to sit down with at the end of a hectic day. 

Shown here in Targhee Tango Sport, color Finnish

Suggested Yarns: 

Bare Naked Wools Modern Deco Sport, Finn Dandy 3-ply Sport, Confection Sport, Targhee Tango Sport, Chebris Sport, Shetlandia Sport, or any sport/heavy fingering yarn that knits to pattern gauge. Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size, drape, or yardage requirement.

Finished Size:

64(72) inches across top edge and 40(48) inches along hem edge

Yarn Requirements:

600(800) yards. Modeled in the Tall size (3 skeins).

Gauge:

18 sts and 27 rows = 4 inches in stockinette (washed and air dried)

Needles:

size 7US (4.5 mm) or size to obtain correct gauge
cable needle several sizes smaller than gauge needle (optional)