Wedge Moss Shawlette

A triangular-wedge wrap worked from a short cast-on, with 4-stitch edge strips and paired make-one increases on every right-side row, then a short unshaped top band. Intermediate.

MATERIALS

• Worsted-weight yarn (UK aran-adjacent / 10-ply equivalent), approx. 250–300 g (450–550 m), depending on tension and fibre
• 5 mm needles (UK 6 / US 8), or size to obtain tension
• Stitch markers (optional, to mark the 4-stitch edges)
• Tapestry needle

TENSION (GAUGE)

18 stitches and 24 rows = 10 cm in moss stitch, after blocking, on 5 mm needles.

Adjust needle size if needed. Widths given assume this tension.

FINISHED SIZE

After blocking (approx.):

• Cast-on edge: 19 cm (7½ in)
• Bind-off edge: 64 cm (25¼ in)
• Length (cast-on to bind-off): 40 cm (15¾ in)

Measurements from the given stitch counts at 18 sts / 10 cm: 36 sts ≈ 20 cm before blocking ease; 122 sts ≈ 68 cm before blocking; lengths from 96 rows at 24 rows / 10 cm ≈ 40 cm.

ABBREVIATIONS

• k – knit
• p – purl
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• RS – right side
• WS – wrong side
• M1 – make one (lift the bar between stitches from front to back and knit into the back of it; +1 st)
• rep – repeat

Moss stitch (over an even number of centre stitches):
RS and WS: *k1, p1; rep from * to end of centre.
On the following row, knit the purls and purl the knits so columns alternate.

If the centre stitch count is even after each pair of increases, moss continues without a centre adjustment.

PATTERN

Notes

• The 4 stitches at each edge are always worked k4 on RS and p4 on WS (stocking-stitch “frame”).
• Increases sit inside those 4 stitches: K4, M1, moss to last 4 sts, M1, K4.
• Each RS increase row adds 2 sts.
• Cast on loosely.

Cast on

Cast on 36 stitches loosely using your preferred method (~19 cm wide).

Section 1: Wedge shaping (Rows 1–86)

Work 43 right-side increase rows over 86 total rows. Each increase row adds 1 stitch inside each 4-stitch edge (+2 sts per increase row).
Start: 36 sts. After 43 increase rows: 36 + 86 = 122 sts ✓.

Row 1 (RS – Increase): K4, M1, work moss stitch across centre to last 4 sts, M1, K4. (38 sts)

Row 2 (WS – Straight): P4, work moss stitch to last 4 sts, P4.

Row 3 (RS – Increase): K4, M1, work moss stitch to last 4 sts, M1, K4. (40 sts)

Row 4 (WS – Straight): P4, work moss stitch to last 4 sts, P4.

Rows 5–86: Repeat Rows 3 and 4 a further 41 times (43 RS increase rows in total, including Rows 1 and 3).

• Every RS row: K4, M1, moss to last 4 sts, M1, K4.
• Every WS row: P4, moss to last 4 sts, P4.

End of Row 86: 122 stitches (~64 cm wide), framed by 4-stitch edge strips.
Check: 43 increase rows × 2 sts = 86 sts added; 36 + 86 = 122 ✓.

Section 2: Straight top (Rows 87–96)

No shaping; ~4 cm of height at 24 rows / 10 cm (10 rows ≈ 4.2 cm).

Row 87 (RS): K4, moss across centre to last 4 sts, K4. (122 sts)

Row 88 (WS): P4, moss to last 4 sts, P4.

Rows 89–96: Repeat Rows 87 and 88 a further 4 times (10 straight rows in total on 122 sts).

FINISHING

Bind off loosely in pattern (knit the knits, purl the purls) on the next RS row, or use a stretchy bind-off.

Weave in ends. Block to the finished measurements, pinning the long bind-off edge straight and the side edges into a gentle wedge. Allow to dry fully.