A shawl inspired by a one woman row across the Atlantic! In the winter of 2025/2026, Mili from Tribe Yarns, rowed solo across the Atlantic and I watched from afar, totally in awe, knitting this shawl. The Atlantic Adventure Shawl has an unusual, exciting construction. You begin with the ribbing and shape the tip of the shawl with a series of central double decreases. You then fill in the whole body of the shawl with German short rows, incorporating an ever increasing number of stitches from the initial ribbing rows. I warn you that knitting this shawl gets addictive!
This pattern is written for four weights of yarn in varying gauges, and with each weight of yarn, you will end up with very similar finished measurements.
Finished Measurements: 154cm/60inches wide and 45cm/18inches deep
Gauges: light-fingering (4ply) sport (DK): 34 (32) 31 (29) sts per 10cm/4inches
I would say that gauge is not crucial for this project. What is important is that you like the feel and drape of the finished fabric. I would therefore suggest you choose the needles that give you your desired fabric. It will be helpful to highlight the instructions for your chosen yarn weight.
Needles: 3 (3.25) 3.5 (4) mm for the cast-on and main body of the shawl and 2.75 (3) 3.25 (3.75) mm for the final neck ribbing and cast-off (US sizes 2.5 (3) 4 (6) and US 2 (2.5) 3 (5))
Yarn: Approximately 550 (640) 620 (690) m / 600 (700) 680 (755) yards or 110 (160) 240 (300) g of light-fingering (4ply) sport (DK) weight yarn.
Samples shown here are knitted as follows:
Light-fingering (blue): Knitting for Olive merino (100% merino, 250m/273yards per 50g) by Knitting for Olive in colourway ‘dusty dove blue’
Sport weight (pink): Antigone (100% organic linen; 260m/284 yards per 100g by De Rerum Natura in colourway ‘macaron’) - stocked at Tribe Yarns!
DK (brown): one strand of alpaca and silk (80/20, 265m/290yards per 100g, non-superwash in colourway ‘earth’) by Thread of the Earth, held together with one strand of suri alpaca, extra fine merino and silk (50/30/20, 1200m/1310 per 100g, non-superwash in colourway ‘earth’) by Thread of the Earth.
Use almost any yarn weight to knit this beautiful four-seasons shawl.
A shawl inspired by a one woman row across the Atlantic! In the winter of 2025/2026, Mili from Tribe Yarns, rowed solo across the Atlantic and I watched from afar, totally in awe, knitting this shawl. The Atlantic Adventure Shawl has an unusual, exciting construction. You begin with the ribbing and shape the tip of the shawl with a series of central double decreases. You then fill in the whole body of the shawl with German short rows, incorporating an ever increasing number of stitches from the initial ribbing rows. I warn you that knitting this shawl gets addictive!
This pattern is written for four weights of yarn in varying gauges, and with each weight of yarn, you will end up with very similar finished measurements.
Finished Measurements: 154cm/60inches wide and 45cm/18inches deep
Gauges: light-fingering (4ply) sport (DK): 34 (32) 31 (29) sts per 10cm/4inches
I would say that gauge is not crucial for this project. What is important is that you like the feel and drape of the finished fabric. I would therefore suggest you choose the needles that give you your desired fabric. It will be helpful to highlight the instructions for your chosen yarn weight.
Needles: 3 (3.25) 3.5 (4) mm for the cast-on and main body of the shawl and 2.75 (3) 3.25 (3.75) mm for the final neck ribbing and cast-off (US sizes 2.5 (3) 4 (6) and US 2 (2.5) 3 (5))
Yarn: Approximately 550 (640) 620 (690) m / 600 (700) 680 (755) yards or 110 (160) 240 (300) g of light-fingering (4ply) sport (DK) weight yarn.
Samples shown here are knitted as follows:
Light-fingering (blue): Knitting for Olive merino (100% merino, 250m/273yards per 50g) by Knitting for Olive in colourway ‘dusty dove blue’
Sport weight (pink): Antigone (100% organic linen; 260m/284 yards per 100g by De Rerum Natura in colourway ‘macaron’) - stocked at Tribe Yarns!
DK (brown): one strand of alpaca and silk (80/20, 265m/290yards per 100g, non-superwash in colourway ‘earth’) by Thread of the Earth, held together with one strand of suri alpaca, extra fine merino and silk (50/30/20, 1200m/1310 per 100g, non-superwash in colourway ‘earth’) by Thread of the Earth.
Use almost any yarn weight to knit this beautiful four-seasons shawl.
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