Little Frills Shawlette – Free Knitting Pattern

Inspiration of the Little Frills Shawlette

The Little Frills shawlette design came to me as I was watching a movie and I saw a ruffley-type scarf. When I saw that, I knew that I needed to create a free knitting pattern with ruffles! When King Cole Yarns reached out to me about their 2023 Make-Along, I knew that this was the perfect time to design this baby!

About the yarn

The King Cole “Finesse” yarn called to me to be worn against the skin. The yarn is a wonderful cotton and silk blend that’s a DK / #3 lightweight yarn. Each skein holds approximately 131 yards / 120 metres and is 77% cotton, 23% silk and 100% scrumptiousness!

As I worked with this particular yarn, I was in awe of the softness. It glided through my fingers and there weren’t any knots! It took the Russian Join very well as I added the next skein to the project and I love all the color options. This yarn is to be hand washed in cool water and laid flat to dry. I highly recommend this yarn, not only for this project, but for any project that calls for a dk / #3 lightweight yarn that will be worn next to your skin.

The Little Frills Shawlette uses size US 9 / 5.5 mm knitting needles and uses just under 3 skeins of the main color (Blush) and 2 skeins of the contrast color (Ice).

---

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. As an affiliate, when you purchase through my links, you allow the company to pay me a small commission without costing you a penny more, which allows me to continue making free content. The yarn for this pattern was provided to me from King Cole – I am a King Cole Brand Ambassador and this post is part of our ongoing collaboration. Thank you for your support!

 

About the Little Frills Shawlette

This shawlette begins with casting on 81 stitches. Then, on each right side row for the first panel, you’ll work gradual increases. Then, as you progress, you’ll begin doing large increases that nearly double your stitch count. The rows work quickly, as they are only using knits, purls and yarn overs. The yarn over rows are also accented with a garter stitch border; so that’s 2 rows with each yarn over where you won’t be purling!

When having this pattern tested, I did an oops that included one extra repeat of the final increase rows. I corrected the pattern, but my testers loved it so much that they kept that extra increase (If you’d like to see their makes, please check out their Ravelry projects). That extra increase added so much ruffley goodness, but also added quite a bit of time needed to work the bind off. The bind off used is the “Picot” bind off and it requires casting on 2 stitches and then binding off 4. It takes some time, but is so worth it in the end. If you choose to add that extra increase section, you’ll need approximately 220 yards / 202 metres more of your contrast color.

---

Materials needed:

• King Cole “Finesse” Cotton Silk DK (77% Cotton, 23% Silk; 131 yds / 120 m; 50g; #3 Light / DK weight) yarn in colors:

  • Blush (MC): 315 yds / 288 m

  • Ice (CC): 167 yds / 153 m (if you choose to do an extra repeat of the final panel, you’ll need approximately 387 yds /  354 m of your CC)

  • (To find your local King Cole stockist click HERE or visit LoveCrafts to purchase online) or any other DK / #3 Lightweight yarn

• Size US 9 / 5.5 mm 30″ / 75 cm circular knitting needle

• 1 locking stitch marker or scrap piece of yarn (optional)

• Tapestry needle

• Scissors

Measures: 60” / 152.4 cm long at widest point x 10” / 25.4 cm deep

Gauge: 15 sts x 18 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch – Gauge isn’t critical in this project, but will affect yarn usage

Pattern Difficulty level: Easy

The terms are written using US terminology and I’ve created a video with time stamps to help you along.

Stitches & Terms Used

(Pattern is written in US terms):

Cable cast on: Insert right needle between the first and second stitch on left needle, draw up a loop and place on left needle (1 stitch casted on)

CC: Contrast color

K: Knit

K2tog: Knit two stitches together

Kfb: Knit into the front and back of the same stitch

MC: Main color

P: Purl

Rep: Repeat 

Rs: Right side

Sl: Slip

St(s): Stitch(es)

Ws: Wrong side

Wyib: With yarn in back

Wyif: With yarn in front

Notes:

• To avoid weaving in multiple yarn tails, I recommend working the Russian join as you join a new skein of yarn. To see a video tutorial of this technique, please visit: https://youtu.be/iU9rszpZzoQ
• Use a locking stitch marker or scrap piece of yarn to mark the right side of your work.
• When slipping stitches while working on the RS, yarn is always held at the back of your work.
• To see a video tutorial on how to knit this shawlette, please visit: https://youtu.be/yiUWuPHjdi4

---

Directions for Little Frills Shawlette – Free knitting pattern

Click here to view the video tutorial

Using German twist cast on method, cast on 81

First Panel

• Row 1: Sl, k1, kfb, knit to last 3 sts, kfb, sl, p1 (83 sts)
• Row 2: Sl wyib, p to last 2 sts, sl wyif, p1
• Row 3: As row 1 (85 sts)
• Row 4 (WS): Sl wyib,p1, k to last 2 sts, sl wyif, p1
• Row 5: Sl, k1, kfb, *k2tog, yo; rep * to last 4 sts, k1, kfb, sl, p1 (87 sts)
• Row 6: As row 4
• Rows 7 – 10: Rep rows 1 – 2   (91 sts)
• Row 11: As row 1 (93 sts)
• Row 12: As row 4
• Row 13: As row 5  (95 sts)
• Row 14: As row 4
• Row 15: As row 1 (97 sts)
• Row 16: As row 2

Second Panel

• Row 1: Sl, k1, kfb, k across to last 3 sts, kfb, sl, p1 (99 sts)
• Row 2 (WS): Sl wyib, p last 2 sts, sl wyif, p1
• Row 3: As row 1 (101 sts)
• Row 4: Sl wyib, p1, k to last 2 sts, sl wyif, p1
• Row 5: (In this row, we nearly double our st count) Sl, k1, *k1, yo; rep * to last 3 sts, k1, sl, p1 (198 sts) 
• Row 6: As row 4
• Row 7: Sl, k across to last 2 sts, sl, p1
• Row 8: Sl wyib, p to last 2 sts, sl wyif, p1
• Row 9: As row 7
• Row 10: As row 8
• Row 11: As row 7
• Row 12: As row 4
• Row 13: Sl, k1, *k2tog, yo; rep * to last 3 sts, k1, sl, p1
• Row 14: As row 4
• Rows 15 – 18: Repeat rows 7 – 8 
• Row 19: As row 7
• Rep rows 4-18 once more (392 sts)

Final Panel

Switch to CC

(If you’d like extra ruffly goodness, like my testers did, repeat this section one more time and plan on using approximately 220 more yards / 202 metres of your CC)

• Row 1: Sl, k across to last 2 sts, sl, p1
• Row 2 (WS): Sl wyib, k last 2 sts, sl wyif, p1
• Row 3: (In this row, we nearly double our st count) Sl, k1, *k1, yo; rep * to last 3 sts, k1, sl, p1 (780 sts)
• Row 4: As row 4 of Panel 2

Picot Bind off

• Cast on 2 sts using cable cast on method (2 sts increased)
• Bind off four stitches knit-wise (to get four bind-off sts, you will have to knit a total of 5 sts and pulled a total of 4 sts over on the right needle, the 5th st will be left on the right needle
• Place that last st back on the left needle
• Repeat until you are out of sts to bind off

I do hope you’ve enjoyed this free knitting pattern for the Little Frills Shawlette! When you’re all done, please take pictures and tag me on social media. @handmadebystacyj or #handmadebystacyj so that I can see your beautiful shawlette 🙂

Subscribe on YouTube • Join me on Facebook • Follow on Instagram • Patterns on Ravelry • Inspiration on Pinterest

This Little Frills Shawlette free knitting pattern is copyright 2023 Handmade by Stacy J. Please do not duplicate or copy any portion of this pattern, as well as photographs. You are encouraged to share images of your final product and are allowed to sell final products; I just ask that if you sell your final product, please purchase the ad-free pdf, provide your own photographs and that you please credit Handmade by Stacy J as the designer. Thank you for your support!