Umbria Chunky Knit Shawl Pattern Free With Video
The Umbria Chunky Knit Shawl Pattern is cozy and gorgeous. An easy, beginner friendly knitting pattern this free triangle shape shawl pattern works up fast in chunky yarn.
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The Umbria is a shallow triangle shawl with long wings, allowing for easy styling. Wrap it around your shoulders, or switch it up and wear the Umbria as a chunky knit triangle scarf.
This knit shawl is easy to adjust by continuing the pattern repeat for as long as you’d like to make your shawl, or until you run out of yarn!
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I love having a simple knitting project that I can pick up and put down whenever I find a few minutes to knit. Or for those evenings when my hands want to be making, but my mind doesn’t want to do the counting. This shawl is an excellent mindful make for any beginner knitter.
This lovely hand carved shawl stick from the Etsy shop WoodenItBeLovely. I love how perfectly it compliments the Umbria. Simplicity, beauty and function!
The Yarn
This Gemstones color way from Lion Brand is so gorgeous. I love the combination of pink, purple and grey. This Homespun yarn* makes gorgeous shawls especially in simple garter stitch.
The yarn for this easy shawl knitting pattern is a #5 chunky weight. The thicker yarn means this cozy shawl is a quick knit.
How This Shawl Is Made
The Umbria is a garter stitch shawl knit bottom up with simple increases. This construction makes for a truly easy knit shawl. It’s a relaxing knit in a one row repeat.
And if you’re not sure you have enough yarn then the bottom up design can become a triangle scarf instead.
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You don’t need advanced knitting skills to make these shawls with beautiful texture! Made primarily with knit stitches they’re gorgeous and cozy.
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Materials
- 300 yds #5 bulky yarn, pictured is Lion Brand’s Homespun Gemstone Stripes*
- 8mm 24” circular needles* or larger
- Tapestry needle
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
Notes
- Worked in garter stitch, you will knit both the right side row and the wrong side rows.
- Worked bottom up, increasing on both edges.
- Worked flat, turn after each row.
Stitches/Abbreviations
BO – bind off
CO – cast on
Garter St – garter stitch
K – Knit
KFB – knit front back (increase)
Rep – repeat
St(s) – stitch(es)
Helpful Knitting Tutorials
Cast On With A Crochet Hook As a crocheter, this is my favorite and go-to cast on method.
The Long Tail Cast On is another easy and popular cast on method.
Eventually you will need to know how to join new yarn, the magic knot is one way.
How to change colors when you slip 1 at the beginning of a row.
Gauge
412 sts x 16 rows (after blocking) to 4” (10 cm) measured over St st.
Dimensions
76” wide x 19” deep (unblocked)
Your shawl will start at the bottom and increase at the beginning and the end of the row. The long top edge will be your bind off row.
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Video
Watch the full video tutorial on my YouTube. Thank you to KnitPicks for providing the yarn for this Umbria Triangle Scarf* I make in the video!
Pattern Instructions
How to Knit a Shawl Step by Step for Beginners
The Umbria is a chunky knit triangle shawl perfect for beginners.
Materials
- #5 bulky weight yarn, pictured in Lion Brand Homespun Yarn (98% Acrylic, 2% Polyester, 6oz/170g, 185 yd/169m) color: gemstone stripes; 2 skeins.
Tools
- 8mm 24” circular needles or larger
- Yarn needle
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
Instructions
- Start with a slip knot on your left hand needle. You will knit into this stitch.
- Insert the right hand needle in the front leg of the stitch.
- Wrap the yarn over the right needle.
- Pull the yarn through the stitch.
- Without sliding the stitch off, insert the right needle into the back leg of the same stitch.
- Wrap the yarn over the right hand needle.
- Pull yarn through to knit back loop. You'll have two loops on your right needle and one loop on the left hand needle.
- Slide the stitches off the left hand needle. You will now have two stitches on your right hand needle.
- Turn your work so that the needle with the stitches on it is now in your left hand.
- Knit the front and back loop following the steps above for both stitches. You will have 4 stitches.
Turn your work. - Knit the front loop and the back loop of the first stitch, Knit the next two stitches and then knit the front loop and the back loop of the last stitch, turn your work. = 6 stitches
- From here KFB is the abbreviation for increasing by knitting the front loop and the back loop. K followed by a number tells you how many stitches to knit. Your total stitch count is in parenthesis.
- On the next row KFB, K 4, KFB. (8 sts)
- For the next row KFB, K 6, KFB. (10 sts)
- Next row: KFB, K to one st left, KFB. + 2 sts
- Repeat last row, increasing on both ends until the shawl is as big as you like.
- Then bind off.
- Cut yarn and weave in ends.
- Written Pattern Instructions:
- CO 1
- Row 1. KFB. (2 sts)
- Row 2. KFB, KFB. (4 sts)
- Row 3. KFB, K 2, KFB. (6 sts)
- Row 4. KFB, K 4, KFB. (8 sts)
- Row 5. KFB, K 6, KFB. (10 sts)
- Row 6. KFB, K to one st left, KFB. (12 sts)
- Rows 7-80. Rep Row 6, til scarf is 19” deep or to desired length.
- BO.
- Cut yarn and weave in ends.
Notes
To knit a larger shawl continue repeating, increase on both edges until shawl is as long as you like.
I hope you enjoy your new shawl!
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