Taos Shawl
Like its namesake city Taos, which is situated on the ancestral lands of the Taos Pueblo people, this shawl layers southwestern motifs and playful pops of color onto a calming neutral canvas. Alternating sections of garter stitch, lace, and mosaic colorwork will keep your interest as this shawl grows.
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Construction: Taos is a top-down half-circle shawl with elongated wings. It is worked in 5 colors in sections that alternate between garter stitch, lace, and mosaic colorwork. An i-cord edging is created as you go, and the shawl is finished with an i-cord bind-off.
Stitch Patterns: Lace stitch patterns for this shawl are written and charted. Mosaic colorwork stitch patterns are only charted, so you should be confident in your chart reading skills—or be open to learning!
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SIZES
One sizeFINISHED MEASUREMENTS
62 in. wide x 26 in. deep
157 cm wide x 66 cm deep -
YARN
Fingering weight – wool or wool blend (superwash, non-superwash, or a combination)
337 g/1588 yds (1450 m) total in 5 colors divided as follows:
C1: 198 g/980 yds (896 m)
C2: 79 g/392 yds (359 m)
C3: 14 g/54 yds (50 m)
C4: 20 g/78 yds (72 m)
C5: 26 g/104 yds (95 m)SUGGESTED YARN
The Farmer’s Daughter Soka’pii (50 g/248 yds (227 m)) – 100% rambouillet wool
C1: 4 skeins
C2: 2 skeinsHedgehog Fibers Skinny Singles (100 g/400 yds (366 m)) - 100% superwash merino wool
C3: 1 skein
C4: 1 skein
C5: 1 skeinThe sample shawl is knit in the colorways Elk Antler (C1), Legend (C2), Hush (C3), Pesto (C4), and Melon (C5).
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US 4 (3.5 mm)
For your chosen needle size, you will need 40 in. (102 cm) circular needles. You may also find it helpful to begin with a smaller cord, such as 16 in. (40 cm), and size up as your shawl grows.
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Measure gauge knit flat, after blocking.
27 sts and 55 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in Mosaic Colorwork stitch patterns
22 sts and 35 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in Arrowhead Lace stitch pattern -
I-cord tab cast-on, knit increases and decreases, lace knitting, stranded mosaic knitting, chart reading, i-cord bind-off